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Bittersweet

both pleasant and painful, or regretful

Chapter 4: Going Home

Bella's Point of View:

When Edward offered to take me home, I got a little bit nervous. I wasn't even sure why I was nervous, but I was.

"You ready to go?" Edward asked softly, pulling me out of my thoughts.

"Um, yeah, I just have to go grab my bag."

"I'll get it." He said kindly. Before I could protest he was up the stairs, and back in a flash with my things.

"Thanks."

"You're welcome." He smiled. His smile was breathtaking…scratch that, he was breathtaking. Was I falling for him? My eyes lingered on him for a moment, and then he started walking towards the door.

"You coming?" He joked.

"Oh, right, yeah." I felt like an idiot. I wonder if he caught me staring at him. I followed him out the door to his car, and he walked to the passenger door and opened it for me. He was such a gentleman.

"Thank you."

"Of course." He smiled radiantly.

"I find I say that to you a lot." I said when he got in the car.

"What's that?"

"Thank you. I'm always telling you thank you." I pointed out.

"Is that a bad thing?"

"No. Just something I noticed."

"Ah."

"Yeah." Now I really felt like an idiot. Why did I have to go saying that?

"Did you have fun?" He asked me after a moment of silence.

"Yeah, I did. You're family is amazing."

"I'm glad you think so. They all seem to really like you." What about him? Does he like me too?

"Do you have plans for the rest of your summer?" He asked me.

"Not really. Nothing big anyways. I'll probably just read."

"That's cool. Sometimes it's nice to just relax."

"Yeah, what about you? Do you have any plans for the remainder of the summer?"

"Well, my family goes camping a lot. I think we still have a few more trips before school starts back up. Although even once school starts, we go camping on the weekends."

"Really?"

"Yup."

"I've never been camping before."

"It's fun. You should come with us sometime."

"I'll think about it." We sat in silence for a few minutes.

"It rains a lot here." I pointed out.

"That it does. Do you like the rain?"

"It's OK. I'd like to see some sun though."

"Fair enough." Before I knew it we were at my house, and I realized I wish my home was further away, so that I could spend more time with Edward.

"Thank you for giving me a ride home." I said as I exited the car. Edward got out too, grabbed my bag from me, and walked me to my door.

"Sure. Looks like Charlie's home." He said pointing to the driveway.

"Yeah." I said. I wished I could think of something better to say, but I couldn't. I unlocked the door, took my bag from Edward, and placed it inside. When I turned around, I gave Edward a quick hug. He tensed up, and I felt my cheeks heat up.

"Thanks again." I mumbled and then let go of him. I didn't want to meet his eyes, but I looked at them anyways. He had a calm smile on his face.

"Again, you are most welcome. I'll see ya around." And with that he walked back to his car, and I shut the door.

Edward's Point of View:

After Bella shut the door, I released a breath that I didn't realize I had been holding. She hugged me, and I felt like she let go too soon. This wasn't good. I was falling for a human. It could really mess things up for my family, but I couldn't help the feelings I felt for her, and I couldn't possibly stay away from her. Charlie's my parents' best friend, and she'll be going to school with me. I took a deep breath and put the key in the ignition. Just as I was about to back out, I heard a loud piercing scream.

It was Bella's scream.

A/N: End of chapter. Thoughts? Opinions? Sorry my chapters have been so short, I'll try to start making them longer.

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