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"Hello Bella." He said smoothly.

"Nat? What are you doing here? I thought you were mad at me." I was still frozen in my spot even more so when Nat got up and started walking towards me.

"Who can stay mad at the girl they love? Even if she is with someone else." He was on the step in front of me, but he was still taller then me.

I took a step back up the stares, but Nat roughly grabbed my arm and pulled me into himself. I tried to pull away, but he was much stronger then me. "Oh no, Bell. You're not going anywhere."

I ignored him and asked, "How did you get into my house?"

"You sure all full of questions aren't you. To bad none of them are the right one." His face split into a gut wrenching grin.

"And what is the right question?" I was trying to stall him, trying to think of some way to get out of this situation.

"You'll have to find that out of your own. But you're getting closer; remember to look outside of the box." He winked and I found myself wondering what he was talking about.

"Explain." I demanded. I wasn't stalling anymore. I was extremely curious. I needed to know what he was talking about.

Just as he opened his mouth, there was a loud knock on the door. We just looked at the door for a moment before I said, "I should get that." The knocking was getting more frantic. He let go of my arm and moved aside. The places his body had been touching mine were rushed with cold air.

I opened the door and saw Edward standing there. He swept me up into his arms and hugged me fiercely. "I thought I told you to call me if anything went wrong. I'm so happy that you're okay, Bella, you scared me so much."

"Edward? Are you okay?" I pulled back, he was acting very strange. He knows how to get in, it's not like he hasn't done it before. Or was this just a show for Nat?

"I'm fine now that I know you are. You weren't answering your phone." He placed his hands on my waist and drew me close. "I see you have company." He observed.

"Um, yeah. Edward this is Nathan. Nat this is Edward." I looked up at Edward. Eyes begging him to be nice, he wasn't even looking at me. His body was tense and he stared at Nat.

I scrambled for a reason to get one or both of them out of my house. I glanced at the clock and realized that Charlie would be home soon. I cleared my throat and broke the awkward silence. They both turned away from each other to look at me. They both had soft loving looks in their eyes and my guts squirmed and heart flipped.

I smiled timidly and said, "Guys, Charlie will be home any minute now. I don't think it's a good idea to have both of you here when he gets home."

I realized a little too late that they would fight over who had to go and who would stay. "I should stay. I'm the boyfriend and I just got here. Apparently you've been here for a while." Edward said sternly.

"I should stay. I just got here and I haven't had the pleasure to meet Mr. Swan yet. I'm sure that you know him plenty well by now," Nat retorted.

"How about we let Bella decide who goes and who stays." Edward gave me a soft squeeze. I gapped at him, not believing that he wanted me to choose between him and Nat.

"Um, I think- Um. Well, maybe. Maybe you should just both go," I stuttered, not looking at either of them. I stole a glance at Nat and Edward. They were both angry. It was hard to tell who was more pissed. Edward let me go and took a set away from me. I felt a stab in my heart and visibly flinched.

It was times like these when I wished Edward could read my mind. I wanted to tell him to come back later like he always does, but I didn't want Nat to hear. I hated being in this situation.

After a moment of awkward silence, Nat said, "Well, I guess there's nothing more to say here." He walked swiftly toward me and gave me a huge bear hug. He took longer to let go then he needed, maybe just to make Edward angry. I heard a low feral growl that I had become accustomed to. I doubted that Nat heard it.

When he did pull away I whispered, "I'll see you at school." I knew Edward would hear it, but I needed Nat to know that I didn't hate either of them. That I would always love and care about him.

Edward looked at me for a moment and moved to leave, I called him back. "Edward," he looked at me. I hugged him tightly and said, "Stay with me tonight. I'll explain everything I promise."

He pulled back but didn't let go of me. I saw his nose was wrinkled. I lifted an eyebrow, confused. "You smell like him."

"I'll go shower if you promise to stay."

"I promise."

"Thank you," I breathed and kissed his cheek.

He turned and saw that Nat was taking his time; he could still hear and see us. His face broke into a mischievous grin as he swept me up into his arms bridal style and kissed me passionately.

When we broke apart, Nat was staring daggers in Edwards back, but I could also see the pain in his eyes. I felt like a horrible monster for hurting him so. He jumped into his truck, slammed the door hard and sped away, much faster then the speed limit allowed.

After a few moments of silence Edward said, "At least he likes to drive fast."

I shot him a glare and stalked off to my room. He just laughed and followed close behind me.

I collapsed down onto my bed, my face in my pillow. I felt Edward sit next to me, but I didn't move at all. He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me onto his lap. He buried his face in my neck and kissed it. I burrowed into his chest and felt the traitor tears slide down my face.

After a while I looked at the clock and saw that it was late. "Edward," I whispered.

"Yes, my love?" He dragged his lips along my jaw line and sent shivers down my spine.

"I should get ready for bed. I'm very tired." As I spoke I didn't make any effort to move.

"Your right, you had a very long day." He stood with me still in his arm, found the things that I would need to get ready and carried me to the bathroom.

"I'll be back when your done, I promise." He gently kissed my cheek and was gone.

I exited the bathroom and headed downstairs. I found Charlie watching sports in the living room. I was surprised to see Nat was there also. Why is he doing this to me, I asked myself as they noticed my presence in the room.

"I would introduce you two, but it seems that you already know each other." I tried to make the situation humorous when it was anything but.

"Bella, why don't you come and talk with us? Nathan was just telling me what fun you two used to have together." Charlie patted the spot on the couch next to him.

"Yes, Bella, it's been so long. I feel like I hardly know you at all anymore." I caught the undercurrent in Nat's words.

"Actually, it's been a very long day. And as you can see, I was about to go to bed. So if you'll both excuse me." I retreated up the stairs.

I could tell that Charlie wasn't happy about my departing and neither was Nat. However neither of them stopped me, much to my relief.

When I crawled into my bed, I realized just how tired I really was. I wanted to stay up and wait for Edward to arrive, but my eyelids were feeling heavy and closing more each moment.

When Edward did arrive, I saw him for a second before my eyes closed completely.

I fought the sleep as much as I could. I really wanted to talk with Edward about what had happened that day without any interruptions. Yet, I was fighting a loosing battle and sleep overcame me as Edward lied next to me.

"Sleep well, my angel." He whispered and kissed my forehead.