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“Rob, seriously, contain yourself.” I said, as we pulled away from his mother’s house in a taxi. He was pretty much all over me, “Just cause I said I can’t live without you doesn’t mean I wanna jump your bones.”

“Didn’t your mother ever teach you not to lie?” he asked, kissing my shoulder. I smiled. It was quiet as I looked out the window and convinced Rob to do the same on his side. The street lights would let in light about every five seconds, accentuating Rob’s features when it hit him.

This seemed to calm him. The closer we got to the hotel where most of the cast were staying, the more tense he got.

“You nervous?” I asked, reaching my hand out to touch him. He seemed dazed. At my touch, he jumped a little. I didn’t like when he got all tense. I held his hand. His head turned to me and he smiled simply.

“At least you have your friends to help you.”

“Actually, I’m more thankful you’re with me.” he said. I smiled as the taxi came to a halt. We got out and walked into the lobby where a group of people were dressed in fine clothes and conversing loudly.

“ROB!!!!!” a female voice screamed. She ran to him and jumped on him for a hug. He laughed and smiled big as he squeezed her, then set her down. She kissed his cheek and messed up his hair.

“First run through of the night, yes!” she said excited, talking about his hair. I wasn’t jealous, cause Rob was finally getting around to his normal self, but it was just extremely awkward for a minute.

“Hey Kristen, this is my um,” Rob said, looking at me, “well, her name is Brookelynn.” not really sure what to call what we were.

“Hi Brookelynn, I’m Kristen. Nice to meet you.” she said. I did my best to not seem like a freak, even though I am, so I just smiled a white smile and stuck out my hand.

“Just call me Brooke. It’s nice to meet you too.”

“Oh my god, Rob, Catherine’s here.” she told him. He laughed, “Yeah I figured.”

They glanced over at her across the room. She looked like she was doing some insane clown dance. I already didn’t like her. Rob looked at my expression, “She’s a little eccentric.”

“So Rob where did you meet this one?” Kristen asked. My eyes widened as Rob laughed uncomfortably. She glanced between us and realized she said something wrong.

“No, this one’s different.” he said as he wrapped his arm about my shoulders and led me to another group of people. I was a little uneasy, but I wasn’t at all surprised. I walked around with him, not knowing who these people were or what they were talking about. I stood there awkwardly, barely talking to anyone. I got lots of compliments for my dress which I thanked.

I looked around the room as Rob was in a heavy conversation with some guy and I had made eye contact with Kristen. I quickly looked away. I don’t even know why she was looking over here, but she walked over and sighed as she slapped her hand on Rob’s shoulder blade gently.

“Rob I’m stealing Brooke.” she said, “You’re boring her.”

I smiled at her comment and wondered if I was really that easy to read. She tugged my arm, “Come on. Let’s go.” she smiled. She took me to some couches that nobody were occupying and said, “I love that dress.”

“Thanks.” I smiled with a small laugh.

“Listen, what I said earlier, I didn’t mean it like that. I don’t know what you and Rob are like, but I didn’t mean to make it seem like he’s playing around with random people. He’s just had a lot of friends come and go.” she said. I just nodded, “You looked shocked and I didn’t mean it.”

“Don’t worry about it.” I smiled, “So how are you?”

“Nervous as all hell to be honest.” she said, laughing. I smiled. I could tell it’d be easy to connect with her.

“I can’t imagine doing what you do.” I told her.

“Yeah it’s okay. It just proves how weird people are.” she said, “What do you do?”

“I teach high school English.” I told her. She laughed, “How do you meet Robert Pattinson by teaching high school English?”

“Coffee shop.” I answered.

“Did you recognize him or something?” she asked. I shook my head. We sat there for a while, asking questions about each other and whatnot. She was so mature, it was hard to believe she was only eighteen. I really liked hanging around her, even though I’d just met her.

“Oh no. Here he comes. I’ll steal you again after the show.” she said as Rob walked up to us.

“Ready to go?” he asked. Kristen and I glanced and smiled at each other as we got up and followed the chaos to the premiere.

We pulled up in limos which muffled the screaming fans a little. I was scared. I didn’t realize how many people were here. I wasn’t even in the movie, I can’t even imagine how they must have felt. Rob and Kristen got out, and I followed them so I wouldn’t get lost.

People were screaming and a lot of what happened the next thirty minutes was a blur. Rob and Kristen did some interviews and snap shots together, and then parted. At this time Rob had looked back at me and touched my arm. There was no sense in talking. He took pictures with people, signed autographs, and talked to some cameras.

Some things I saw people doing and wearing were quite funny. Lots of them of all ages asked if Rob would bite them. He merely laughed it off and walked over to the next camera, where he would talk for a while and then walk to the next one. When we got more to the front I could’ve sworn I had seen someone familiar. I tapped Rob’s shoulder.

“Rob, is that-” I pointed to the girl.

“Cassie?!” he shouted. She looked over at us and waved. He walked over to her and pulled her out of the craziness. He bent down low to talk to her so she could hear.

“You should’ve told me you wanted to come. It would have saved you all this trouble.” Rob said.

“Hey you!” I said. She hugged me and we continued to walk. I didn’t feel so bad now that Cassie was with us. We finally got to the stage area where all the cast met up and walked inside to the theater. It was a lot quieter in there.

“What are you, stalking me?” Rob asked Cassie.

“Oh yeah I totally want your sexy bod, you loser.” she smiled, sarcastically. Rob’s mood lightened immensely and I was just glad to hear.

“Hey Brooke, come sit with me!” Kristen said as we began sitting down. I sat between Kristen and Rob, who sat beside Cassie, who was next to Taylor. The lights dimmed and the movie started. I smiled and squeezed his hand when Edward Cullen walked through the door and memories filled my head. He looked at me and gently kissed the side of my head. Without thinking about it, I leaned into it.

“I say we do a repeat of that.” he whispered in my ear. I smiled as we watched the rest of the movie. There were times when it looked like he couldn’t watch anymore, but he was a good sport about it, and stayed.