So I'm not in love with this chapter but trust me it's just going to set up all the good stuff that is to come.

I don't own twilight.

CHAPTER SEVEN

I dreamt of it last night. The way it had changed my whole life. How long it took me to recover from it. I'm not ready to have my life ruined again, I just got all this confidence. Maybe i was having these dreams because Edward has come into my life. And yesterday at Sovereign hill just proved how much I was falling for him, in the car all we did was laugh and talk about pointless things that seemed so important, like Edward cannot wear socks to bed because he is afraid his toes will suffocate.

But I needed to get out of the house this nightmare had gotten the better of me. I put on my running shoes and dressed in shorts and a sports bra/top. It was only 6 am but Melbourne was going through a heat wave.

When I stepped onto the beach a just ran, no clue how long I wanted to go for or where I was going.

It must have been an hour before I decided to stop, I was heaving over with exhaustion I slumped on the sand running my hands through my tangled hair and just breathed. The same thought running over and over in my head.

Why wasn't I enough?

Jacob was everything to me. I was loyal, I never did anything to hurt him or push him away.

I hate that no matter how many times I close my eyes, I open them and realize that it really did happen. It wasn't just a nightmare. All I wanted to cry, but I have shed too many tears, there were no more left.

I sat for a while on the beach digging my hands into the sand and just breathing.

EPOV.

"Hey mate, you up for pancakes?" seriously did Emmett ever leave the girl's house. I've given up on even looking for him at his place.

"Hey Emm, na I'm looking for Bella is she here?" Bella was all I thought about these days, she makes me laugh like no one else can and she's pretty damn gorgeous if you ask me.

"Eddie poo's ! No Bella went for a run this morning, she's been gone for a while." Alice said then shared a quick worried glance with Rose.

"What was that?" I wasn't stupid I knew girls shared these looks that they think us guys don't see.

"What was what?" Alice was no good at playing dumb, she just stared at her hands and tried to clean.

"Don't play games with me Alice. The look you gave Rose. What was it about?"

"We just worry when Bella goes for long runs because..." Alice was cut off from rose very abruptly.

"Because we haven't been in Australia for too long, we don't think it's smart for her to be travelling to far you know? Would you mind going to see if you can find her on the beach Edward?"

"Um, okay. Well I came over her to ask Bella to run with me so I'd be more than happy to go find her." I swear I heard Alice mutter her relief.

I knew something was going on, but I'm not the kind of guy to put my nose in other people's business. Even if it is Bella's, she can tell me if or when she's ready.

It didn't take me long to find Bella she was running back to her house and she spotted me too. I saw her body shudder with laughter and then she fell to the ground and covered her face with her hands.

"Edward please don't look at me right now. Just turn around and let me climb up to my room in shame."

"Yeah I could spot your ugliness from ages away, so I think it is best that I don't look at you anymore." Truth is Bella is so hot. I really have never met anyone who I am so blown away by.

"Good now turn so I can..." I pulled her back to the ground. Bella can be such a loser.

"Shut up Swan. You are probably the only girl I know doesn't have to wear make-up and still look beautiful."

"Now that was really corny. I don't do all that mushy stuff Cullen."

"Neither do I Swan, I never lie or bull shit. I just say it how it is." She lifted her head from her hands and beamed at me. I can't help but smile when I'm around Bella she brings out the best in me.

BPOV.

"Thanks Cullen, I needed to hear that."

"So Bella, you up for hanging out tonight? Just you and me?" He gave me his sweet signature grin.

After my morning, the last thing I want is a relationship to go wrong again. "Sure I'd love to hang out with you my friend." Good save Bella.

"Cool, I'll swing by your place at seven?"

"Sure." He doesn't even care it's just as friends. Maybe he doesn't actually like me in that way. But then why did he say it?

"Bella?" oh crap I just had been zoning out on whatever Edward was saying.

"Yep ! What were you saying?"

"I just said, I'm going for a run did you want to join me?" I was so exhausted from my emotional rollercoaster this morning it was probably best to go home and relax.

"No thanks Edward I'm stuffed after my run. Next time."

"Alright Bells, I'll see you later."

He pulled his shirt off and tucked it into the back of his shorts, gave me a wink and ran off to the distance. Baywatch style.

Edward is fucking hot.

EPOV

Bella was definitely not herself this morning. And I was kind of hurt by the whole emphasis of us being 'friends'.

Maybe she doesn't like me.

After my run I thought I'd see if the boys were home yet, I had nothing to do today and felt like hanging with the boys.

"HOLA AMIGO'S" I waltzed into the guys house just as if it were my own home. Well it pretty much is.

"Hey Edward, do you even own a shirt you show off?" Jasper was just sitting on the couch watching the sports channel when i walked in.

"I just prefer running with my shirt off got a problem?"

"You just prefer showing off to Bella." I threw jasper a punch.

"Look Edward I want to tell you something, but you can't tell the girls we told you EVER." Emmett never used his serious tone. So I knew this was bad.

"Alright guys tell me what is going on." I looked to Emmett but he just shook his head. "Jasper mate please."

"Okay but I'm only telling you because I think it's for the best you know."

"You're starting to freak me out.."

"When you left we asked the girl's what the whole look thing was for..."

JPOV

"We just worry when Bella goes for long runs because..." Alice was cut off from rose very abruptly.

"Because we haven't been in Australia for too long, we don't think it's smart for her to be travelling to far you know? Would you mind going to see if you can find her on the beach Edward?"

"Um, okay. Well I came over her to ask Bella to run with me so I'd be more than happy to go find her." And Edward left obviously eager to see Bella.

"Alright Ali, what was that look for?" I asked Alice and sat her up on the bench.

"Nothing just drop it please Jazz." Her eyes drifted from mine quickly.

"Alice we are not stupid, that look to Rosie was something. What is going on?" Emmett wasn't going to settle for anything but the truth. He was a little more persistent than me.

"Rose?" Alice's eyes pleaded with Rosalies.

"Yeah I think we should tell them. Just you guys cannot tell Bella, or let on you know." Rose usually bright smile had turned to a concerned frown.

"Okay promise. Now spill."

"Well..."

BACK TO EPOV.

"Bella was engaged." Oh crap. "And on her wedding day right before she said 'I do' her fiance' ran off with a girl he had been cheating on her with."

I didn't know what to say. What can you say to that? This amazing girl I have been getting to know has suffered such a huge heart break.

"Edward? Are you okay buddy?" Emmett asked sharing worried glances with Jazz.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a lot to take in. Why would someone do that, especially to Bella."

"Trust me, Emmett and I want to kill him just as much as you do.

"I don't know Edward. We just thought you should know. Because it's very clear you are chasing after her."

"Thanks guys. I guess I just have take it slow."

"Or show her you're not an absolute idiot." Emmett was right maybe I just had to knock her off her feet.

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