Chapter 1 - The past is the past, right?
My head lay on Edward's lap. We had no school today, blizzard. But I wasn't complaining. I'd spend my day like this any day. Eventually, I heard my stomach growl. Well, we both did.
"Are you hungry?", Edward asked.
"Just a little. I don't have to eat right now." Suddenly I found myself in the kitchen sitting in one of the chairs while Edward inspected the fridge.
"What are you in the mood for?" He gave me his famous crooked smile as I rolled my eyes.
"A bagel I guess" He arched his eyebrow at me.
"I told you I wasn't that hungry", I mumbled. He chuckled and got started on my bagel. I watched him cook, admiring his flawlessness when my phone went off. It was my mom...Uh oh. Conversations with Renee were always...Interesting. I quickly answered anyway.
"Hey mom"
"Hi sweetie! How are you, baby?"
"I'm great!" I had to make sure she knew I was happy.
"That sounded a bit too forced", she giggled.
"I've missed you mom", I chuckled with her.
"Well, if you miss me, why don't you come on down here and keep me some company. I'm so lonely Bella" I swear, this woman could win an Oscar. "L.A. is great, Bella. You should know! Don't you wanna come home? Even for a few days. It doesn't have to be permanent-"
"Mom! I get it... But, no. I'm happy here."
"It's because of your boyfriend isn't it?"
"Mom!"
"Don't get me wrong. I love Edward, but I don't want you to hold back-
"Mother, please. Edward is perfect and I'm not going back to L.A. because I don't want to. It's my decision." Renee paused for a few seconds.
"Aright. And Phil says hi by the way."
"Tell him I say hi."
"I will", Renee assured. "He misses you too.", she added quietly.
"I miss you guys", I told her.
"Now we're getting too emotional', we both laughed. "Well, my lunch break is over. Better get back to work. I love you and I'll talk to you later?"
"Yup, love you too. Bye mom."
"Bye sweetie." We hung up and I put my phone on the table. Edward looked at me amused with a bagel on a plate in his hand. I reached for the plate and walked back into the living room. As Edward went through the channels on Charlie's flat screen he passed one that caught my eye.
"Wait!", I screeched. He jumped, shocked at my sudden outburst. Then he lifted me up and inspected my body for any injuries. Always worrying, I thought. I smacked his hands away and told him I was fine.
"Edward I'm fine, really. I just saw something. Go back to the last channel." Edward gave me a funny look. He must have noticed what the last channel was... In a flash, I was staring at the channel that had caught my eye. Edward was watching me intently. I was staring at these girls. The ones that I was too familiar with. But I wasn't just staring at a channel with girls... I was staring at my past. My past...That I intended to forget.