A/N: Again, a huge thanks to all of those who reviewed. You inspire me to write faster!
Disclaimer: Everything Twilight belongs to the awesome Stephanie Meyer!
JPOV
I'm gonna kill him. I mean it. I've never felt such hatred for that bloodsucking parasite as I do now. If he thinks he can just break Bella's heart and vanish into thin air, then two years later return again expecting to be welcomed by me then he has another thought coming.
I'm trying to hide my fury towards Edward from Bella though. I pull out a flyer I was handed out in the hall earlier this morning. It promotes a party being held at some freshmen's house tonight.
"Drinks and food provided." Bella reads aloud from it. "Well, it sounds good to me." She smiles happily.
Something is definitely going on. It is so unlike Bella to actually want to go to a party. Usually the only way we can get her to go to one is by force.
Bella checks her watch. "Oh my God, Jake, we are so late." She leaps up, stumbles and then frantically begins gathering her bag together. I smile fondly at her clumsiness. I'm right behind her as she opens the front door and steps out into the hallway-and bangs into Edward Cullen.
I hear Bella gasp as she steps back, looking into his currently golden eyes with a strange mix of love, hate, surprise and anxiety. I step forward to stand next to Bella protectively and glare at Edward with absolute repulsion.
"What do you want?" I snarl.
His gaze slides reluctantly over to me. "I just came to say hello to Bella." He replies calmly.
I feel my body begin to tremble. Say hello? Does he have any idea what he did to her? I am so close to strangling him right now. Sensing my anger Bella lays a restricting hand on my shoulder and sends me a look. I know Bella so well; I can read her every facial expression. This one is sending me the message: "Let me handle this."
With a reluctant sigh I cross my arms over my chest, a way for me to make sure I don't do anything rash to Edward.
Edward, reading my thoughts, relaxes slightly.
"So, Edward…" Bella says nonchalantly, as if they'd never had an intense love for each other and a dramatic breakup. "What's up?"
My eyes bug out of my head and my mouth pops open in surprise. What's up? What's up? Edward has had a similar reaction as me, as if he can't quite believe what he just heard.
Being met by silence, Bella continues: "Nice weather, isn't it?"
Edward blinks rapidly in confusion. "Yes," he says very slowly, "I guess so…"
I, on the other hand, am mentally jumping for joy. Surely, her detached expression can only mean that she has well and truly moved on? Before I could only dream that she was telling the truth but now it really seems possible.
An awkward silence settles over us. Bella begins inspecting her nails nonchalantly, oblivious to Edward's perplexed stare. Or maybe she is just ignoring it.
Finally, the silence is broken. "Well, this has been…nice." Bella turns to me and grabs my arm. "We've gotta go; we're already late."
With a quick "Ciao!" over her shoulder Bella begins walking towards her first class.
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