On Monday Tanya was once again in the school parking lot, drooling over my Edward. I really need to stop saying my Edward, even if it was only in my head because I might end up accidentally saying it out loud. I watched Tanya and Edward's interaction through the mirror of my truck. I know it made me sound stalkerish but he is my sort-of boyfriend. I'm allowed to do that, right?
Tanya draped herself on Edwards arm and batted her mascara clumped eyelashes at him. I rolled my eyes. I was about to step out of my truck and save Edward when I had a better idea. I grabbed the pants that Edward let me borrow the night before, before hopping out of my truck and skipping, literally skipping, towards them. "You forgot these, sweetie." I said, draping his jeans over his free arm. Tanya's mouth literally dropped. "You're gonna catch flies, Tanya." I quickly kissed Edward on the cheek before skipping, yes still literally skipping, to my next class.
Tanya and her sisters were, unfortunately, sitting with us at lunch again today. Tanya glared at me as I slowly walked towards my usual seat between Alice and Edward. Alice threw a magazine at me as soon as I sat down. I looked down at the cover and gasped.
The Headline read Joe's New Girl? and had a picture of me and Joe with our noses almost touching. Anyone reading this would've thought that we'd been flirting, but in reality we hated each other.
Alice stared at me. "Well? Care to explain Bella dear?"
Unable to resist, Tanya turned her nosy ass to the magazine lying in front of me. "You met Joe Jonas?" she practically screeched before grabbing the magazine and flipping through the pages. "'Jonas along with his mysterious girl shared an intimate moment at McDonald's just mere blocks from where poor Taylor was staying.' Oh my god! You and Joe Jonas are dating! And you're cheating on him with Edward!" People were starting to stare.
"I-"
"Yeah Bella, what's going on?" Irina asked, smirking devilishly.
"Um-well,"
"I don't know why you guys are freaking out. I mean, it's just Joe Jonas." Rose said. "So three years ago. I mean it's not like he's the Biebs or anything,"
"You did not just compare A Jonas Brother to Justin Bieber." Tanya scoffed. "Bieber is like a cheap knock off compared to Joe."
"I think they all suck," Jasper's soft voice rose up through the high pitched female bickering.
He was shushed.
"I'm better than Bieber, aren't I, Rosie?" Emmett asked.
Rosalie patted his massive shoulder sympathetically. "Of course you are baby,"
"GUYS!" Alice shouted. "we're missing the point here. Bella is dating Joe Jonas."
"No Bella is not." I said. "Bella would never date someone so stupid and pigheaded as Joe Jonas."
Tanya gasped. "I cannot believe you just said that."
"How did you meet him?" Alice demanded.
Edward snorted. I glared at him. "Well we just happened to be staying at the same hotel as Taylor Swift and…"
"You were with him with Taylor in the same room?" Tanya gasped.
"We. Were. Not. Together. I said between gritted teeth. We were in the lobby and he just happened to pass me. I called him an asshole and…now….yeah,"
"So you and Taylor just happened to be in the same hotel?" Alice clarified. I nodded. "You know you two kinda look alike."
"No they don't." Kate spoke up. "Taylor has blue eyes and blonde hair."
"Plus Taylor is much prettier." Tanya's snide comment didn't affect me at all. Okay lying just a little. I just rolled my eyes.
Edward leaned down and whispered, "I think you're beautiful," I looked down and blushed.
The rest of the day was uneventful. I got home and went straight to my room so I could call Cal and tell him what was going on. Hopefully he knew how to handle this. I walked into my room and screamed.
"Dear God Alice, how did you get into my room?"
Alice grinned. "I have my ways." Her expression suddenly altered. She became much more serious. "You're Taylor Swift." She stated simply.
"What?" I said. Crap, crap , crap. How did she find out about that. "What do you mean I'm Taylor Swift? I-I mean I'm a brunette and-and, I can't sing, and I'm not pretty. And not confident at all and-"
"Here are the facts: One you got really offended when I told you that Taylor Swift and Joe Jonas were dating. That either means you and Joe were dated or that you would never date him and you wouldn't get offended unless everybody thought you were dating."
"Everybody does think we're dating," I chimed in.
"Two," Alice said, blatantly ignoring me. "You show up the same year Taylor decides to take a sabbatical. That is more than just a coincidence. Three, you were in California the same time that Taylor was doing interviews, even though she was supposed to be taking a break. Four, Edward told me that you never showed up for the tapings, and no one would give up an opportunity to watch Jay Leno filming. So that can only mean one thing: You are Taylor Swift."
I gaped at Alice, stunned. Stupid observant pixie. "Have you told anyone about your little revelation?"
"No," I sat on my bed and Alice sat beside me. "Don't worry Bella, your secrets safe with me,"
"Thank you," I told her. I had enough to deal with without the whole town finding out what was going on. "You know what I don't understand. You figured this out, but Edward didn't and he's been around me a lot more than you have."
"He's blinded by love," Alice stated. I just looked at her. "Oh you're in love with him too and you know it. Anyways I got to go. Jasper needs me."
As soon as Alice left I called Cal. "So I'm dating Joe Jonas." I stated as soon as he answered the phone.
"Haven't we talked about this already?" Cal sighed.
"No not Taylor me-me! I'm dating him,"
"What?"
"I know! They got a picture of us and now-ugh- what do I do?" I pleaded.
"Do they have your name?"
"No, at least not yet,"
"Then I'll take care of it,"
"Thanks, Cal,"
I hung up and saw Edward staring at me through the mirror. When he saw me looking he grinned and motioned for me to come over. I groaned before opening my window and carefully walking across the tree and into Edward's room. He had the radio blaring a Taylor Swift song.
"Yes?" I asked after I sat down on his bed.
"What? I was saving you from what looked like a very bad conversation. Isn't that what I do now?"
I just rolled my eyes.
"That was Taylor Swift's Should've Said No. Speaking of Taylor, we've been getting calls all day," the radio DJ spoke loudly and animatedly. "With the news of Joe Jonas new girl, Swift fans across this great country have been calling in outraged. Speaking of, we have our next caller. What's your name sweetheart."
"Tanya Denali," the woman on the phone said.
I glared at the radio. "No!" I turned to Edward. "She wouldn't."
Edward looked scared. "She would,"
"And what do you think about this travesty?" the DJ asked. I scoffed. Tanya didn't know what travesty meant.
"Well I have some info about this. The girl in the picture, her name is Bella Swan,"
I'm so sorry I took so long, but here it is. What'd you guys think about that Joe Jonas, Justin Bieber rant. Who do you think's better? And Alice and Tanya? What's gonna happen with the picture? Hmm…