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I could feel my heartbeat accelerate as I stood, hand in hand, with Edward, overlooking the pool that had been hidden in the back, almost into the woods.

A normal human could have missed it, which is why I almost did.

The entire swim team was there, the whole thirty something of them. I must admit, that I was a little nervous. The coach, who just happened to be coach Clapp, was screaming out a number and then 'Free', 'Breast', 'Fly', or 'Back'. Then, he'd blow his whistle, and they'd dive into the pool and swim towards the end.

"Bella!" Angela waved at me, and then ran over, "Bella! I'm so glad you're here!" She trailed off and stared at Edward, whose face, I didn't notice until just now, was ridged and stern, as if he was going to jump in front of me to try and stop something from hitting me. In fact, memories were swarming back at me as I remembered the same look he gave me from across the parking lot a couple of years ago.

The day he stopped the van.

The day I should have died.

"…with Edward." She let out a little disgusted grunt, and then she smiled back at me, "So, where's your swim suit? Come on, Bella! Let's go! They're gonna be teaching us how to do freestyle and breaststroke today, since those are the two main strokes in the first meet, and I just have to say…that our swim coach is cu-ute!"

Edward growled next to me as soon as Angela turned away, and I gave him a quick glare which I think he didn't notice.

"I don't recognize him." I admitted, and she shook her head.

"That's because he's the swim coach for some college in Seattle. He's a sophomore…a college sophomore…how cute!"

"Um, Angela. You and I both have boyfriends, and I'm pretty sure that I want to keep mine." Yeah, keep mine from killing me.

Before Angela could respond, however, there was a screech from the water, and a little, blond freshman girl was flailing in the water.

Oh no.

"Help! Help! Help!" She gurgled, and memories of my little 'awake nightmare' came back to me. Suddenly, the girl's hair turned brown, and she looked exactly like me, "HELP! I can't swim!" The girl kept kicking, and then she went underwater as the lifeguard dove into the pool. He managed to bring her up and he threw her over his shoulder, placing her gently down onto the pool deck.

She wasn't conscious, and the lifeguard shoved down on her stomach. After a couple of times, that didn't work, and he started shouting out things to Coach Clapp, who ran and got a red box.

A heart defibrillator.

"No." Edward growled, he turned and stared at me, "No! No! NO! Isabella Swan, you are not doing swim team." He said, and then he started pulling me away, shoving me up against the concrete wall to the restrooms/locker rooms.

"Edward, please. She couldn't swim." I protested, but then realized the truth in my words. I couldn't swim either.

"You told me you couldn't swim. You told me that, Bella. That could have been you! That could be you! I'm not risking your life again. I've risked it enough times for my existence; I will not put you through it again." He growled, and his eyes were determined and a little angry as they bored into mine.

"Edward, I…"

"No, Isabella. No."

"Bella? You and Edward done? Chase wants to start the lesson now, and he can't until you come over here. Come on, you gotta get dressed too!"

"Edward, please." I moaned, trying to push through the cage that he had around me, which consisted of his arms planted on either side of my shoulders, "Please. I'll be fine. Trust me. And besides, Chase is going to be here. It will be all right, Edward."

"Uh, buddy? Are you done harassing my student now?" We both turned away from each other and stared at the guy.

Chase, it had to be him, and he was cute. Angela was right. I stared between the two gorgeous guys, who glared at each other, and I immediately felt out of place.

"He's not harassing me." I murmured, and Edward shot a glance at me.

"Well can you step aside from the pretty lady?"

Oh god, no. Why me?

"I don't suppose that you could keep your hands off of my girlfriend then, can you?"

"No problem." He smiled, "You point her out, and I'll make sure not to go anywhere near her."

Edward growled, but Chase ignored it, and he stared at me, "Hey, you better get your suit on. We're starting in ten minutes." He winked at me, and then walked away.

"You're lucky you can't hear his thoughts." Edward snarled

"Edward, I'll be as careful as possible. I promise. I wouldn't want to hurt you. I've already hurt you enough." His expression softened, and he wrapped his arms around me. I responded by wrapping my arms around his neck and softly kissing his shoulder. I sighed, "I'm sorry I disappoint you."

He let out a small laugh that made my heart flutter, "You don't disappoint me, Bella. You just make me fear your safety." He flashed me a crooked smile and then kissed the top of my head, "I love you. Stay safe."

I pulled away, "I love you, too." I said, before I let go and turned around, running into the locker room and into one of the stalls, where I would get changed into my bathing suit.

Even though it was a couple of years old, I couldn't help but marvel at how well it fit me, and how good I looked in it.

I smiled at Edward, who was leaning up against the side of the locker room as I walked out, and he handed me a towel, "Good luck." He smiled, and I smiled back.

"Thanks!"

I turned back around to go and join the other five 'newbies', but Edward's velvet voice stopped me.

"Bella." It was simple, just my name, but it made my heart flutter and my stomach to flip-flop in my stomach.

"Yeah?"

"I love you." He said, and he kissed me. But there was something wrong with the kiss. It wasn't sweet and delicate like his normally were, but it, instead, was filled with pain.

But it was the type of pain that you would only feel if you felt that you were going to lose someone and never see them again.

"I love you, too." I murmured after he let go. His eyes burned with so many emotions that I couldn't even pick them all out, but Chase's voice startled me.

"Hey, you ready?" He asked, and I turned around. He was a little bit away, almost on the other side of the pool, and I nodded.

"Yeah, I'm coming!" I yelled back, and then stole one glance at Edward, who leaned back into his place against the locker room wall. His eyes still had many emotions, but I decided to leave him as I ran towards Chase.

"Hey." He said as I neared him.

"Hey." I said back, faking a smile. But what was really on my mind was what got Edward that scared for me. Scared for my life. He hadn't acted the same way when that freshman girl was pulled out of the water. In fact, he acted the exact opposite when I walked out of the locker room.

"So…who's that?" he asked, glancing back at Edward, who still stood in his same place.

"Oh. That's Edward Cullen." I said.

"You two steady?"

"Yeah," I blushed, "We've been going out for a couple of years."

We were silent for a while as we neared the group, but, Chase broke the silence, "Well that changes everything, doesn't it?"

Quote from next chapter:

Edward: "You're lucky you can't read his thoughts, love."