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I woke up with the familiar feeling of him looking at me. I opened my eyes to find him lying with his face buried into my side with his eyes looking straight into mine. I was surprised he had stuck around this long.
"Do you realise how creepy it is when you do that?" I murmured, my voice still thick with sleep.
"I can't help it if my girlfriend is the most beautiful human on this earth" he smiled up at me and reached up to stroke my face. I closed my eyes, but felt a familiar pang of guilt.
His girlfriend...?
My confused state of mind was interrupted by my phone buzzing on the table. I glanced at it casually and froze in horror.
My boyfriend was calling me.
Tentatively I answered the phone.
"Hey..."
"Hi honey. I just called to make sure that you were up"
"Well, uhh, that was nice sweetie?" I saw Edwards eyes narrow at the use of my words. Scolding myself inwardly, I continued speaking as casually I could.
"You do remember what we're doing today, right?" He sounded hurt. I wracked my brains.
"OH yes, you're taking me shopping for the clothes for your party right?" I suddenly became sombre, remembering the painful memories of telling Jake about my... pregnancy. I swallowed back tears and Edward was immediately by my side, stroking my hair and humming softly in my ear.
"Uh, yes that's the plan. So I'm almost at your house, I'll come straight in ok?"
A single tear was brushed from my cheeks by Edward's finger tips and he looked at me, puzzled as I hung up the phone with a pained expression on my face.
"Edward... You're going to have to go. I'm going shopping today..."
"Shopping?!" He said incredulously raising an eyebrow "Since when do you shop?"
"Since I have no nice clothes and have parties to attend maybe?" I was irritated that he spent the night in my bed and was tired by the wave of emotions that I had experienced. But I was too weak to say no to Edward... I loved him.
Well I certainly used to...
He looked up at me, his voice soft. "You want me to leave?"
"Yes."
His face looked crestfallen.
"But I can come round again tonight right? I won't let Charlie see me..."
I closed my eyes, readying myself to stand up for myself for the first time in my life but before I could answer he leant in and whispered in my ear.
"I'll see you then, then"
"Edward..."
I felt him kiss my neck and I snapped my eyes open to find myself completely alone. I panicked. He couldn't stay round. He just couldn't!
It's ok, I'll just close the windows. He won't be able to get in.
But somehow, I doubted it myself.
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It was the tenth shop that we had been in that day and I could see that Jacob was flagging.
"Come on!" I teased "I'm sure I'll find something in this one..."
He grumbled and I grabbed his hand, dragging him into the shop. I knew he could've easily stopped me, but smugly I led him into the woman's section.
"I like this" he told me for the fiftieth time that day. I turned around, preparing myself for a disgusting ensemble but was pleasantly surprised when I saw a little green cocktail dress.
"I love it!" He looked shocked and I laughed. "I just need to try it on ok?"
He nodded enthusiastically and was evidently ecstatic that the end was almost in sight.
The dress looked amazing. It was short, tight and made me feel like a princess. Jacob grinned as I emerged from the dressing rooms the dress in my arms.
"Does this mean you're buying it?!"
"Don't sound too shocked babe, but yes. I am so I'll just –"
"Bella? BELLA!" I heard a voice squealing behind me and turning around, I saw the one person I had hoped I wouldn't see today.
"Hey Alice" I said weakly, as Jacob squeezed my hand harder questioningly.
Alice looked at Jacob, confused, and then saw our hands intertwined.
"Oh right. So you two are...?"
"Yeah, we're dating." Jacob snarled. He had already made it obvious that he disapproved of my taste in friends.
"Oh. Well that's... Nice?"
I rolled my eyes but immediately she started talking to me again, positioning her body away from Jacobs and pretending he wasn't there.
"We have to hang out again soon! You should come round and see everyone again!"
"You mean you're staying?!" Jacob blurted out rudely. She turned to him, emotionless.
"Yes" she said coldly. "Did Bella not tell you that we were back?"
"No. She didn't."
"Interesting... Anyway, people to see, places to be. Just give me a call when you're free honey!"
He looked at me with accusing eyes as she sauntered off.
"Oh" she said turning back, her eyes sparkling "I love the dress!"
We didn't speak on the way home and the silence hurt my ears. We got back into my room and he sat on the edge of my bed, his shoulders visibly tense.
"Jake?"
"Yes?"
"Why are you ignoring me?"
"I am not ignoring you."
"The why aren't you speaking to me."
"Because... I can't believe you knew they were back and didn't think to tell me!"
Damn. He was more furious than I had originally thought.
"I'm sorry" I said in a small voice, walking over to him and massaging his back, trying to help his de-stress. He glanced at me, exasperated.
"I'm not angry with you Bella!"
"Then... why are you angry?"
"I was just planning on how I can rip your ex's intestines out in the most effective way."
I laid down on the bed next to him and took his hand, tracing it with a finger that I could see sent electricity through his nerves.
"Don't do anything rash honey. He's not worth it."
I kissed him on the mouth in an attempt to sooth him. It seemed to work and I wriggled down and put my head on his chest, stroking it with a finger tip.
"I've missed you." My voice was a whisper. He put his warm arms around me and pulled me up so he could look into my eyes.
"I love you Bella. I love you so much."
He kissed me and rolled me onto my back. I noticed the sky was dark as the window passed my vision and a jolt of panic surged through me.
"No... Jake no!"
He looked at me questioningly and I pointed at the window, fluttering my eyelashes as seductively as I could manage.
"Just let me go and close it at least? It's a little chilly in here..." I tried to keep my voice as calm as possible as I lied.
"What if I want you right now?"
"You can wait a minute surely...?"
"Nope." Grinning, he pinned my arms to the bed, ignoring my protesting and continued kissing me, his hands moving to my waist, undressing me.
I smiled up at him and hugged his bare chest.
"It's a good thing Charlie's out tonight" He said in my ear, a little out of breath and I laughed, agreeing strongly.
I covered my bare body with a sheet and propped myself up against the wall.
"So I bet you're glad that you didn't shut the window now?"
I froze with horror and Jake took a protective stance before me as the voice sent prickles up my spine.
Edward stepped out of the darkness, his black eyes tortured and burning with fury. Jacob snarled as he walked towards the bed, jumping up to meet him. Edward looked away in distaste.
"Oh please dog, put on some trousers at least. I see no glory in the male form."
Jacob growled threateningly and caught the pair of boxers that I threw at him.
"Get out. Get out now you leech." He growled.
"Did Bella not inform you that I was visiting tonight? I thought that it would be just us, but apparently I was called upon for a live show." He sneered at Jake whose body started shaking uncontrollably and I panicked. My room wasn't big enough for him to be morphing into his wolf form.
"Guys please! Please don't fight" I pleaded with them. They both turned towards me with matching angered expressions on their faces.
"I see you've also dressed up for the occasion." Edward noted sarcastically looking at me in revulsion.
He's not being him. I reminded myself. He's angry and his eyes aren't right. It's not his fault.
But the lingering leer on his face affected me greatly.
"You knew he was coming?!" Jacob said aghast. "You knew this and you didn't tell me?"
"He just... invited himself..." I mumbled, knowing that this wasn't a good enough excuse for Jake to forgive me just yet. Edward laughed bitterly to himself.
"Well I guess I should have waited for the answer."
I smiled weakly at him, but did not get one in reply. I looked to Jake, who turned his head away from mine and started walking out my door. I jumped up from the bed and followed him into the hallway whilst tripping over my duvet, cursing that I didn't get dressed.
"Jacob, where are you going?"
"Home. I guess you didn't want me here tonight Bella."
"That's not true! I want you to stay" I caught up to him and pulled on his arm so that his eyes looked into mine. "Please?"
"I'm sorry... Not tonight..." he looked genuinely apologetic which gave me a glimmer of hope. "Just... call me when you've made your choice."
I scrunched my face up, puzzled.
"My choice?"
He shrugged and turned away from me.
"Me or Edward."
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