A/N – I am so sorry for not updating sooner.. to make it up to you guys I will be uploading not one, but two chapters tonight! And then I will try very hard to get back to at least a once a week update schedule
Also, I wanted to clear something up because I realized from some of the reviews that I might have confused some people.. Chapter Eight ended on Thursday afternoon. Edward is leaving right then (Thursday) to fly to Chicago. This chapter will be sometime Thursday evening when he gets to Chicago. He will fly back to Seattle on Friday afternoon in enough time to make it to the party at Rose and Emmett's house. If there is any more confusion, please let me know and I will clear it up for you guys!
EPOV
Chapter Nine
I didn't even bother packing a bag for my short trip to Chicago. I left lunch with Emmett and headed straight for the airport. I had a straight flight to Chicago and I finally landed there around six in the evening. I had texted Tanya before boarding my flight to find out what her plans were and luckily she was planning on staying in that night. So once my plane landed I quickly rented a car and drove straight to her house.
I was very nervous about this break up. Tanya was a bit dramatic and I had no doubt that she would do anything she could to avoid this break up. That was the main reason I was just going to her house instead of asking her to meet me somewhere. Once I said what needed to be said I was planning on leaving. It would be much easier to do that if I could just walk out of her house.
I pulled into her driveway and walked to her front door. I knocked quickly, ready to get this over with. The minute Tanya opened the door and saw that it was me she threw her arms around my neck and started trying to kiss all over my face. I managed to hold her at arm's length as she exclaimed "Oh Eddie! I can't believe you surprised me! I am so happy you are here, I've missed you so much!"
"Tanya," I said as I tried to keep distance between us. "Let's go inside."
She winked at me and grabbed my hand, pulling me inside behind her. "Of course Eddie, we have some lost time to make up for and I wouldn't want to give my neighbors a show!"
Once she closed the door behind her, she again threw her arms around me and tried to kiss me. I had to shut this down and fast. While I once found Tanya extremely attractive, I no longer felt the attraction anymore. The only person I wanted in my arms was Bella.
"Tanya, let's sit down. We need to talk. That's why I'm here."
She pulled away from me and narrowed her eyes at me. But then she broke into a huge grin and said "I know exactly what you want to talk about and I'm ready! I've been waiting for this for so long."
Yea, this wasn't going to be easy. Obviously Tanya had no clue exactly what we were going to be talking about.
Once we sat down and I had some distance between us, I wasn't sure what I should say. In all my time of knowing that I needed to break up with her, I had never actually considered what the best way to go about doing so would be. So I took a deep breath and just spit it out.
"Tanya, we need to break up."
That immediately got her attention. The smile she had been wearing dropped from her face and she just stared at me. Finally she said "Break up? I thought you were here to propose!"
I felt like I had been hit with a bucket of ice water. Propose? Not a chance in hell!
"Tanya, we live in different cities. We are currently living two separate lives. Why would you think that I was here to propose?"
"I thought you were going to ask me to move to Seattle with you! We've been together for a year, Edward. We are so perfect together. You can't do this!"
By this point she was starting to cry and I was starting to feel bad. Not bad enough to stay with her, but I did feel kind of like a douche for leading her on. I hadn't been fair to her and I knew it, but there was really nothing that I could do about it now.
"Tanya, you're a great girl. And I'm sure that one day you will find someone that can appreciate you much better than I can. But we weren't really working even before I left Chicago. Our lives are too different. This is the best thing for both of us."
"You can't leave me! Please don't do this. I will do whatever you want, just don't say this is for real!"
I shook my head. Honestly I couldn't blame her for acting this way. I had just kind of dropped this on her. I had definitely been expecting worse.
"I am truly sorry. It was wrong of me to let you keep believing that there was a chance for us. You deserve better. Let me call someone for you. A friend or one of your sisters."
She shook her head and just sat there for a few minutes not really saying anything. I wasn't really sure what to do, so I finally stood up to leave. I had done what I needed to do and it would be best for me to go now. I told Tanya that I was leaving and she didn't say anything. I walked to the door and just as I was about to open it, she spoke.
"Is it another woman?" She asked.
My hand froze on the doorknob. I had not been expecting that question. I turned around to answer her, to tell her no because I knew that this was something I had been planning to do regardless of Bella, but before I could answer her she spoke again.
"So you've already met some whore in Seattle and you think that the best thing to do is to break up with me? I don't think so, Edward. You can fuck your whore until she is out of your system, but you are still mine. I will forgive you this one indiscretion. There is no need to break up over it."
I stared at her with my mouth hanging open. She seriously thought I was fucking someone behind her back and was willing to keep dating me? She was even crazier than I thought.
"Tanya, you are way off here. There isn't anyone back in Seattle that I'm fucking. That isn't the reason that I am doing this. I'm doing this because we are not going to work out. Period."
She once again narrowed her eyes at me and I saw the hard glare in them. "This isn't over. You can leave here and go back to Seattle, but I'm not giving you up that easily. I will give you some time to think about this and then I will call you so that we can talk."
"I'm not asking your permission. It's over. Don't call me."
I turned around and walked out the door.
I drove to the hotel that I had reserved a room in and once I had checked in I collapsed on the bed. All in all it wasn't the worse break up ever. I mean, she's kind of crazy, but it could have been worse. I was just so glad that it was over with and by this time tomorrow I could kiss Bella all I wanted without feeling any kind of regret.
After laying there for about an hour just thinking about Bella, I finally decided to text her. I felt like a new man now that I was free and I was ready to speed things along with her. She intrigued me.
I can't wait to see you tomorrow, Bella. – E
The text made me feel like such a girl, but with Bella I wanted her to know at all times just how I felt. After my royal fuck up at the faculty party, I wanted to be sure that I was always honest with her about everything, including my feelings.
I grinned when just a minute later my phone chimed with an incoming text.
I can't wait to kiss you again tomorrow ;) ~ B
I groaned as I started to grow hard at the thought of her kisses.
I can't wait to kiss you.. everywhere. – E
You're bad. And I like it! But I don't sext without a proper first date. Goodnight Edward ~ B
Good thing I have every intention of giving you a proper first date. Goodnight sweet Bella. – E
Sexting with Bella.. that was all the encouragement I needed to plan a first date ASAP! I couldn't wait to get back to Seattle
A/N - Well there you have it.. Edward is free and ready to rock Bella's world!
I wanted to let you guys know that I have created a blog for this story. There are some pictures on there of our wonderful characters (though don't be surprised if a couple of them aren't the actual actors in the movies.. I have my own version of Bella!), and I will be posting teasers for upcoming chapters as well as links to Polyvore to show the outfits that our characters are wearing in some of the chapters. This is my first ever attempt at blogging, so I'm sorry for any mistakes that are made!
The link is on my profile!
Chapter Ten will be up in just a few :)
