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{ - I know I'm a horrible person! I'm sorry! I've been emotional lately and school is sucking my life away from me. Meh! - }

-= Bella =-

-- 2 Hours Later --

"Are you nervous?" Edward asked me, watching me pace around my bedroom as he lounged on my window seat.

"No, I'm peachy. I just like pacing," I told him sarcastically. I ran my hands through my tousled auburn hair. I had forgotten to brush it this morning. I saw Edward smile in my peripheral.

"Come here, I want to show you something." he said after a moment of silence. I hesitated, but eventually went and sat down facing him after he moved his legs.

"Now, look at me. Only me." he instructed, leaning closer to me and grabbing hold of my wrists. Electricity shot through my veins and both of us flinched a little. I flashed my eyes to his, immediately getting stuck. His emerald eyes blazed into mine.

My breathing was ragged and my heart was pounding, but it was no longer because of nerves.

"Shh... Just look at me. Relax." He murmured. Oh, Edward. You should try relaxing when it feels like you're holding onto an electric fence.

I don't know how long we stood that; it was so easy to get lost in his eyes. He never looked anywhere but into my eyes. For a moment I thought he was stuck, too.

Despite the butterflies he was giving me, however, he did accomplish his goal of distracting me - even if it wasn't in the way he planned.

Suddenly, as if gravity took over, I leaned. I didn't mean to... I couldn't control it.

He leaned, too.

I closed my eyes and -

"Guys! Get ready to go!" Rosalie wailed, bursting through the door. Edward and I jumped apart and immediately got as far away from each other as possible.

Dammit, Rosalie! I screamed in my head, we were about to kiss!

"Sorry to ruin your moment." she said, not sorry at all. She threw our coats at us and plopped our shoes on the floor.

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"Edward Cullen, Isabella Swan please!" The man called our names and we stood to go into the audition room.

When we walked in, the man closed the door behind us and Amber greeted me again.

"Okay, you two. Go to page seventeen of the script and do scene four." Amber told us. She walked back to where the other people were as I fumbled awkwardly with my script. Sighing, Edward took it from me and flipped in easily to the appropriate page. I rolled my eyes.

"Hey, gorgeous." Edward said, putting a cocky smile on his face.

"Hey, douche!" I said cheerily.

"Ouch. That's not very nice, considering I just saved you from Mr. Kinkerton."

"I could've handled him myself," I grumbled.

"Yeah, if you wanted a week of OSS. I got you off the hook." he placed his arm around me. I shook it off.

"Aren't you late for a date with your mirror?" I snapped.

"No, but I think you're late for your anger management classes."

"Ugh!" I cried, storming off to the side of the room.

"And, scene!" Amber cried, her smile beaming. "That was amazing! Incredible! Fantabulous!"

Edward and I smiled.

"Okay, now, Edward, sit there," she pointed to a chair to the side of the group of people watching. He obeyed and the man who called us in disappeared through the door. When he came back, he was followed by a girl with curly strawberry blonde hair flowing down to the middle of her back. She had ivory skin - not quite as pale as me - and hazel eyes. She was wearing a tight red dress that showed way too much cleavage, and black pumps.

"This is Tanya. She will be Courtney. Your best friend." The man introduced her.

"Hi - Eddie!" she cried in an annoyingly nasal voice. She ran over to Edward and hugged him, and I saw Edward roll his eyes.

"Tanya, it's Edward." he told her.

"Whatever! Let's do this!" she announced, walking back over to me.

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The auditions with Tanya were a disaster. She screwed up all her lines, and was adjusting the dress on her boobs every four seconds. I feel like the only way she landed that role with Edward was out of desperation. Those threat rumours weren't so hard to believe anymore.

"Okay, stop!" Amber screamed in defeat. "You're horrible! You're just... horrible! Steve, go get Tanya's understudy. Tanya, you are the new understudy."

Tanya's too-big mouth fell open. She screamed in anger and stormed out.

Steve left and came back with a girl with chocolate brown skin, black hair, and friendly eyes. She was wearing a dark blue jumper and navy all-stars.

"This is Josephine. She will be the new Courtney."

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