Heartbreak Boy

Chapter-2: A Blind Eye

A/N: Without any ado, chapter-2 awaits you.

Oh and Shae Maen is awesome.

Chapter-2: A Blind Eye

"Oh Bella ... " Alice calls out teasingly from the entrance of my empty café.

I look up from where I've been practising the latest form of coffee art I'm trying to master and offer her a smile. Asking her to come in, I say,"You'll like this one," pointing at the cup in my hand.

She opens the door wider, making the small bell jingle softly, and steps inside, closely followed by Rosalie.

"Rose, hi!" I greet, a little flustered by the sudden appearance of this blonde beauty. Rose used to be a senior in high school like Edward when Alice and I started as freshmen. Maybe it's the fact that I could never trust someone so beautiful to be just friends with Edward or perhaps the fact that the way she carried herself looked almost regal, but I have always been self-conscious around her.

"Hi Bella," she greets back with a smile. "When I returned from my latest photoshoot, Alice gave me some great news, and we think it's worth sharing with you."

"Great news? About what?" I narrow my eyes at Alice, silently warning her to not try to pull another "Bella makeover" to seduce her brother.

Alice doesn't even flinch from my look. She hops onto a stool at the counter and grins at me. "Have you heard from my brother recently?"

Oh dead Lord! Here we go.

"Alice ..." I let the warning seep into my tone this time, but of course she's deaf to it all. "Have you?" she repeats excitedly.

I grit my teeth and answer in a barely audible voice, "Yes."

Alice lets out a whoop and turns to share a meaningful glance with Rose. "See? What did I tell you?"

Rose smiles back to her. "Of course he would call her. He'd be blind to not see that she's perfect for him."

"Exactly!" Alice exclaims before facing me again. "So when's your date? We need to pick out a dress and decide on your makeup. Has he told you anything about the theme he's planning? I bet it'll be some swanky restaurant."

I hold up a hand to stop her from talking 100 miles a minute. "Alice, first of all, breathe," I say soothingly. Once she's stopped hyperventilating, I add, "He called me to say that he spotted Jessica holding hands with some guy as she walked out of the office. That's all we talked about."

Rose's perfectly sculpted eyebrows pull together in confusion. "That's it?" she asks incredulously. "He didn't ask you out?"

I shake my head. "He doesn't like me like that, you guys." I offer them a bright smile and ask, "What do you want to have? It's on the house."

As I'm turning around, I hear Rosalie mutter under her breath, "I guess he is blind."

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