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Chapter 3

"Are we really moving to New York, Mom?" I asked excitedly, prancing around as she continued to pack her things inside the huge box.

Renee sighed as she straightened up. "Yes, Bella. Now stop asking me. Are your things packed?"

I nodded eagerly. "Then that means I'll be seeing Dad every day."

"Yes."

"And I'll go to school there?" I confirmed.

"Yes, you'll go to school in New York," Renee said.

"Why?"

Renee paused. I hadn't asked that question before.

"Well, for a lot of reasons," she said, moving more slowly now. "First, we all miss your father. Second, Charlie needs me for the business. He's having a difficult time, managing all by himself. And thirdly…" She smiled. "Emmett is going to Harvard in two months time. Don't you think it'd be better to be near him by only one or two states, rather than a whole country?"

I grinned. "Sure, Mom. Whatever you say."

There was a knock on the door. Jasper was at the doorway.

"Hey, Bells," he said. "I'm going down the street to the Cullens. Do you want to come? Maybe Alice needs help with packing or something."

"Sure, Jazz," I said.

"Good," Renee said, relieved. "I'll get more done with you two out of the house."

"Gee, thanks, Mom," Jasper said sarcastically while I giggled.

Renee smiled. "Have fun."

Jasper and I walked down the street in our matching hoodies. My arm was linked through his right arm.

"Do you think they're done with packing yet?" I wondered.

Jasper shrugged. "Probably. We're nearly done, so they should be too."

My expression was thoughtful.

The Cullens would be moving out to New York with us to be close to Carlisle. Esme needed to help him manage the company as well, and Emmett was going to be leaving for college in the fall.

"I'm glad it's summer vacation," I said thoughtfully. "We can all do fun things before Emmett goes off to college."

Jasper laughed. "Like what?"

"Like swimming," I said, perking up at the thought. "We can always go swimming. I bet it's much hotter there. Unlike this place." I looked up at the sky in disgust.

"You're right," Jasper said seriously as we turned the corner. "What else?"

"Reading. Listening to music."

He made a face. "You're only suggesting things that only you and Edward do. No one else would have fun."

"Why?" I asked in surprise. "Reading is fun. Listening to music is good."

"I thought this was about Emmett, not you."

"Fine," I grumbled as the Cullens' house came into view. "I'll kick Em's ass on video games."

Jasper laughed again.

"Hi, guys," Emmett greeted us. "Brother-sister talk?" He'd noticed my arm linked through Jasper's. I only did that when we were having thoughtful conversations.

"Sure," Jasper said, grinning. "You guys done packing yet?"

"Soon," Emmett mumbled. "I'm done, and Alice is done, and Esme is nearly done, but you know Edward has tons of CDs and DVDs. And books. Always books."

"Why don't you go help him, Bella?" Jasper asked suddenly.

I frowned. "Why?"

Emmett studied Jasper's abruptly mischievous face, then chimed in. "That's a good idea. Go help him, Bells. I'm sure he'd like that."

"But…"

I was reluctant. Normally, I would have jumped at any chance to be with Edward alone, but the strange staring had continued. He kept staring at me when he thought I wasn't looking, and it was becoming sort of awkward around him.

"But… I think he'd like it much better if Alice helps him," I mumbled.

Emmett and Jasper grinned evilly as they exchanged looks.

"No, Bella," Emmett said firmly. "He'd like it way better if you're the one helping him. I guarantee you, he would kick Alice out the door if she was the one helping him. Besides, you're the only one in our group who has as much experience as he does with handling CDs and DVDs carefully. He won't kick you out."

"Well, I've tried," Alice said, joining us. "He totally kicked me out the door when I nearly dropped his Debussy collection."

Emmett and Jasper gave me a I-told-you-so look. Alice grinned, already in on the plan.

"Fine," I grumbled, stomping inside. I could heard them sniggering behind me.

I sighed as I climbed the stairs. I was in for another silent and awkward hour with Edward. It hadn't been so difficult when we were younger. But now that we were in that awkward phase of puberty, it was becoming increasingly harder to talk to each other without embarrassing ourselves.

"Hi, Esme," I greeted her when I bumped into her on the second floor.

"Oh, hello, Bella," Esme said warmly. "Are you and Jasper already done with packing?"

"Yes," I said, nodding. "We came over to see how you were doing. Em and Jazz and Alice want me to help Edward pack."

Esme looked bemused, and then comprehension dawned on her face. She knew something I didn't.

"Oh, I see," she said knowingly. "Okay. Go ahead."

I frowned in confusion when she walked past me to go downstairs. Sighing, I approached Edward's bedroom and knocked on the door.

"Come in," he called.

I opened the door and peeked in.

His normally neat bedroom was now a mess. Boxes were everywhere, and books were stacked untidily near the bookcase. His clothes were already packed into his suitcases. The only things that weren't packed yet were his precious belongings of CDs, DVDs, and books.

Edward looked up. "Bella."

"Hi," I said nervously. "Um. Em and Jazz wanted me to come up here to help you. Alice told us that you kicked her out."

Edward smiled. "Yeah, I did. She nearly dropped my Debussy collections. You can start where she left off." He pointed to the huge stack of CDs that were still sitting on the bookshelves.

Relieved, I dragged an empty box near me and started packing his CDs inside. We worked in silence for a few minutes before he spoke.

"So, you excited?" he asked, smiling as he taped one of the boxes.

I smiled too. "Yeah. I miss Dad."

"But it'll be different," Edward pointed out. "You're going to have to make new friends. You're not worried about that?"

I shrugged. "Not really. Besides, who cares if I can't make any friends? I still have you guys."

"True."

I closed the box and taped it. "Aren't you feeling sad? You won't be able to see Emmett for a while once he goes off to college."

Edward shrugged. "It'll be nice to have control over the TV for a change."

I laughed. "You hardly watch TV."

"Only because Em hogs it all the time."

I shook my head. "I know you're just saying that."

"Oh, yeah?" Edward asked, his eyebrows raised. His smile looked playful.

"Yeah," I retorted, now stacking his books into another box. "I know you, Edward. You're going to be pining for Em every night."

He laughed. "As if."

I sighed. "I'm going to miss him."

Edward glanced at me. "Did you ever think about Alice and Jasper? We're only going to be seeing them for another year before they go off to college as well."

I made a face. "Don't remind me. We still have another year."

"And then, you'll be all alone when I'm gone too."

I bit my lip, now silent. Edward studied my reaction before grinning.

"You're going to miss me, huh?" he teased.

"Of course not," I said defensively. Sometimes, it felt like he was reading my mind. He saw through me easily. I bet he already knew that I liked him. But it was probably because we'd been together for a long time.

"Somebody's getting defensive," Edward said, laughing.

"Shut up," I mumbled. "It's just the thought of being all alone once Alice and Jasper are gone."

His smile faded slightly.

"You won't be alone, Bella," he promised. "I'll be here."

I peeked at him. "Promise?"

"I promise."

"Promise what?" Emmett asked, entering the room. "Promise to get married?" He smiled mischievously.

Edward rolled his eyes. "What are you doing here? If you're here to help me, then you might as well get out. You're just going to end up crashing all my CDs."

"You don't seem to mind having Bella here to help you," Emmett noticed.

"No, because, unlike some people, she's careful."

"Ooh la la," Alice teased as she entered after her oldest brother. "Looks like Edward likes having you around, Bella."

Edward turned red. He turned away so that I couldn't see.

"Shut up," he muttered.

His siblings laughed.

"Well, at least you got some of it done with Bella here," Alice snorted. "You do know we sent her up here on purpose? You'd never have gotten it done if you'd worked alone."

"I know," Edward said, his face back to normal already. "Thanks for helping me, Bella."

"Ugh," Emmett muttered. "Did you guys notice a certain feeling in the air ever since we were in elementary school?"

"What feeling?" I asked, sealing up the box.

"The feeling of love," Emmett said, mockingly dreamy. "There are two possible couples in this group. Anyone notice that?"

He laughed as he dodged the pillows that were thrown in his way.

"Shut up!" Alice and Edward chorused, both of them red. Jasper and I were blushing too.

I couldn't stay here any longer.

"Um, I'm going to go see if Esme needs any help," I muttered before escaping out the door.

I could hear them calling after me and teasing, but I ignored them. I wasn't going back in there after they'd teased me about liking Edward.

Emmett, Alice, and Jasper all knew that I'd had a crush on Edward ever since I was young. They were always teasing me for it, but I thought it wasn't very fair to him. After all, I was the only who liked him. It wasn't he who liked me.

The thought was depressing. I was pretty pathetic for looking at one boy for years when he obviously didn't like me more than a friend or a sister.

"Esme?" I asked, arriving in the kitchen. "Do you need help?"

Esme turned around in surprise. She'd been wrapping glasses in newspaper to protect them before packing them. "Are you done helping him already, Bella?"

I smiled sheepishly as I began tearing off the newspapers and handing them to her. "Not really. They were teasing me, so I escaped."

Esme chuckled. "About what?"

I turned red. "Nothing."

The way Esme fought back a smile told me that she knew exactly what they'd been teasing me about.


AN: So…there was some interaction between our favorite characters. What did you think?