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Chapter 3 - Mr. Edward

BPOV.

It had been three weeks since the slave auction and Edward and I had been inseparable ever since – during school hours, that is.

As for Rosalie and the girls, we still talk, but I've distanced myself between them. It turns out, at the day of the auction, Rose made one of the girls ditch last period to go shop for Edward's outfit. I was so pissed off when I found out. I still didn't understand why she would deliberately go out of her way just to embarrass him.

It was lunchtime and Edward and I were sitting under the same tree we sat under on Slave Day. It sort of became our spot. There was a slight drizzle and the grass was damp but neither Edward nor I minded. It just meant more privacy because everyone else was somewhere else, undercover.

"Bella…" Edward began. "I was wondering umm…if you'd like to meet my cousins on Sunday. They uh…live in Seattle but we meet up every fortnight to catch up. We're extremely close and I don't know…I think you'd get along well with them…"

Did Edward just invite me to meet his relatives?

I opened my mouth to speak when I was cut off.

"Can I come too? I'd love to meet your cousins."

I looked up and saw Rosalie staring down at us with an evil grin. She was holding a bright red umbrella, which matched the red jacket she was wearing.

"Rose…" I said in a warning tone – at least I thought it was a warning tone.

Rosalie just ignored me and looked down at Edward, waiting for his reply.

"I uh…yeah sure…I guess." Edward said hesitantly.

"Great! Just give Bella the details and we'll meet you there. Bella and I are going together. You can find your own way."

What was she doing?

"Rosalie, can I please speak to you privately?" I asked.

"Of course you may. Excuse us, Edward." She said.

I got up and dragged Rose a couple of meters away from Edward.

"What do you think you're doing, Rose?" I asked, irritated.

"I'm just looking out for you, Bella."

"I don't need you to look out for me. Why do you hate Edward so much?"

"I don't hate him. I'm just…displeased that he took you away from us. You're way too good for him." She said nonchalantly.

I sighed. "He didn't take me away. I chose to stay away."

"See what he's turning you into. You were never this cruel, Bells."

"But you always have been." I muttered.

Rosalie ignored me. "I'll pick you up on Sunday, text me the time. Love you, Bitch." She said, walking away.

I groaned and walked back to Edward.

"Sorry about that." I said sitting down.

"Is she trying to break us up?" Edward asked. I raised an eyebrow at him.

"I mean not break us up…we're not even uh…together, like that…I mean like…make us…umm not friends anymore…"

I smiled. He was all flustered again. I was slightly surprised though, Edward had become much more confident around me these couple of weeks.

"Um yeah, I guess you could say she's trying to break us up."

"Why?"

"You're totally going to laugh when I tell you..." I said.

He sat there, waiting for me to continue.

"Um…she just thinks I'm too good -" Wait, I shouldn't be telling him that. "…She just doesn't like how I'm hanging out with you now."

"And because you're too good to me my friend." He said. It wasn't a question.

"She's being ridiculous."

"No…she's right. I don't deserve your friendship. I'm just a loser…you should feel embarrassed being around me."

"Do you want me to stay away from you, Edward?" I snapped.

"No, that's not it at all. I just -"

"Well then I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that." I said cutting him off.

We sat there in silence for a while until Edward decided to speak.

"Bella, I'm sorry if I've hurt your feelings."

"Lets just forget it." I said placing my head on his shoulder.

Edward and I just sat under the tree in comfortable silence until lunch was over.

When the bell went off, Edward stood up and offered me his hand to help me up.

I took it without hesitation.

EPOV.

When I got home from school, I basically sprinted into my bedroom. Shutting the door behind me, I went to sit by my desk and called Emmett.

"Good news?" Emmett asked.

"Hi to you too, Em."

"Quit stalling, what happened?"

I really didn't know how to tell him. "Umm well I actually do have good news…and bad news."

"Hmm…" He said. I could basically hear him tapping his chin on the other end of the line. "Bad news first."

"I didn't ask her out…I was so close though." I said with a sigh.

"Really? Then what's the good news?" Emmett asked.

"I want to hear too! Put him on speaker!" I heard Alice yell in the background.

"I'm putting you on speaker, Ed."

I sighed. "Okay…I guess you both should know."

"HI EDWARD!" Alice yelled. Ouch, my poor ears.

"Hey Alice…umm okay guys…I may have asked Bella to join us this Saturday at the beach..."

"And?" Emmett asked.

"She said yes…it's just that…"

"She ended up bailing?" Alice asked.

"What? No, she's coming…I think. But she's bringing her friend as well."

"Is she hot?" Emmett asked.

"Um…I mean she's pretty but -"

"Okay good…see you in two days!" Emmett said hanging up.

I sighed. I really hoped Sunday wouldn't be a complete disaster.

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in!" I yelled.

The door opened and in walked Esme. "Who were you talking to Edward?" She asked.

"Nobody." I said too quickly. "Umm…just a friend from school."

"Don't lie to me Edward. If I find out you've been talking to Emmett or Alice, there will be trouble."

"No Mother, I wasn't speaking to Emmett or Alice. If you don't believe me you can check the next time my phone bill comes."

Emmett had bought a phone specifically for contacting me so we wouldn't get caught speaking to each other behind my mother's back.

She half rolled her eyes. "When is the last time you spoke to your grandfather?" She asked.

"I don't know Mother, I've been busy."

"Give him a call now." She said walking out.

I groaned.

After the awkward conversation I had with my grandfather, I did my homework, took a shower and went downstairs for dinner.

As usual, dinner was uncomfortable. Esme tried to make conversation and I answered with one-worded answers.

Esme kept going on about the trip to Hawaii she was planning. I tried my hardest to block her out.

She finally finished speaking - at least I thought she did. I quickly spoke before she could start again. "That sounds great. Anyway Mother, may I please be excused?"

"You may."

I got up and darted to my bedroom.

I was thinking back to the conversation Bella and I had a few days ago about Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë and decided to watch the adaptation. Bella had said the movie was not as good as the book but I hadn't seen it before so I was curious.

I put the DVD in and went on to my bed, pressing play.

Fifteen minutes into the movie, I heard a tap on my window. I jumped.

The tapping didn't stop so I decided to go see what it was. I walked over to the window and pulled open the curtains.

It was too dark to see anything so I slid open the window. Sitting on the branch of the tree in front of my bedroom window was Bella Swan.

"Can I come in?" She asked.

"Uh yeah sure." I said, holding out my hand. She took it and came inside.

We stood there awkwardly for a while.

"So uh…Wuthering Heights hey? I thought I told you it was a crappy movie." She said smiling.

"Um what are you doing here?" I asked.

Bella looked down, biting her lip. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have come." Bella said as she walked back towards the window.

"No! Don't go. You just…caught me by surprise that's all."

Bella hesitated. That's when I realized she was slightly wet.

"Bella, you're all wet!" I exclaimed.

Bella mumbled something along the lines of, "Not my fault you're such a turn on."

"Sorry, what?" I asked for clarification.

"Nothing." Bella said smiling. "It was raining when I came, that's all."

"You walked?"

"Not far. My truck's parked close by."

I nodded and went to get a towel out from the bathroom.

I draped the towel around Bella and wrapped my arms around her, pulling her into me. It was strangely normal for Bella and I to have this kind of contact. I doubt that friends usually held each other like this, but I wasn't complaining.

"Thanks, Edward. Charlie has gone to La Push for the weekend and I kinda felt…alone."

"I'm glad you came." I admitted. I really was glad, but at the same time I was frightened that my mother might catch us.

"We're going to La Push to meet with Alice and Emmett on Sunday so maybe you'll see him there."

Bella mumbled a quiet "Okay" but said nothing more.

"I'll get you a change of clothes." I said, pulling away from her.

"Oh you don't have to do that."

I ignored her and walked to my closet, taking out a black t-shirt and a pair of shorts.

Bella took the shirt and shorts, muttered a thank you and walked towards the bathroom.

Bella came out wearing my black shirt, which reached mid thigh. She looked…hot.

She passed me the shorts. "It doesn't fit." She said, biting her lip. I took the shorts, wondering if the shirt was the only thing she had on.

"I still have my boy shorts on." She muttered, answering my question as she walked towards my bed and sat down.

I just stood there staring at her. "You going to join me?" She asked.

I smiled and went to sit down beside her.

I wasn't really paying much attention to the movie. My attention was directed towards Bella's breathing, her scent, and her slight movements.

There was a knock on the door.

I looked at Bella with alarm. She seemed relatively calm though, which scared me even more.

I watched as she got up and crawled under the bed.

"Mr. Edward?"

Oh it was just Kaure.

"Yes?" I called out.

The door opened.

"I was just wondering if you had any laundry you needed done." She said.

"No. I'm good thanks, Kaure. Can you please shut the door on your way out?"

"Yes, Mr. Edward." She replied.

The door shut and Bella came out from under the bed.

"Mr. Edward?" She said smirking.

I gave her a small smile.

"Who was that?" She asked.

"Um Kaure…the maid."

Bella's eyes widened. "You have a maid?"

I nodded. "Yeah. Isn't funny how your slave has a maid?" I said, attempting to make a joke. Bella simply smiled.

"Wow. You're really lucky." She said as she came and sat down next to me on the bed, leaning against the wall. Bella laid her head on my shoulders. I loved it when she did that.

"You still cold?" I asked putting my arms around her.

"Kinda…" She said, pulling the blanket over us and wrapping her arms around my waist.

In my opinion, the movie was over much too quickly.

"I should go." Bella said getting up. I watched as she walked towards the bathroom.

"Keep the shirt." I called out to Bella on the other side of the door.

Bella came out wearing her jeans and my shirt. I wanted so badly to hold her in my arms again.

I let out a soft sigh. "Okay. I'll see you Sunday. Come over at 10:30 and you can follow my car there."

Bella nodded.

"I lost my number, can I have yours?" Bella asked grinning.

"Did you just use that lame pickup line on me?"

Bella blushed. "I've always wanted to use that line, you just happened to be the victim." She shrugged.

I chuckled. Bella handed me her phone and I typed in my number.

She thanked me and gave me a kiss on the cheek. "Bye Edward."

Bella just kissed me! I blushed.

"Bye, Bella. Please be careful." I whispered.

I watched as Bella climbed out of my window. I was sad to see her leave but I reminded myself that I'd spend the whole of Sunday with her.

My phone went off. I grabbed my phone from my bag and saw that I had a text from an unknown number. Please be Bella. I read the message and saw that it was in fact from Bella.

Thanks for tonight. Sleep well Mr. Edward -B

I smiled. Tonight truly felt like Bella and I were a couple. I really wished we were.