Just in case anyone is interested, I was listening to Mr Brightside by the Killers while I wrote this chapter :) Much love to all my reviewers and all of those who have favourited/alerted me and/or my story (although it would be lovely if you reviewed maybe once?) =D
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little-miss-twilighter
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He spoke the same time that my phone started ringing.
"Run away with me Bella. Leave this all behind; we'll start a new life together. All you have to do is say yes."
Bella's POV
I blinked. My heart stopped beating and my breath caught in my throat. I couldn't believe this was happening. Not only did Edward love me, he wanted me to run away with him- leave all my responsibility behind and just...go. Neither of us said anything- what could we say? Edward sat patiently, staring straight into my eyes. His were still smouldering, and I could recognise what I had seen in them earlier...it was love. I looked away, I couldn't look at his face-it was confusing my mind too much, dazzling and overwhelming me so much that I couldn't think clearly. And I needed to think clearly- this was the most important decision of my life. My phone was still ringing and I glanced at the screen.
Mike
I looked up from my phone into Edwards love filled gaze. Part of my heart yearned for me to say yes, to throw my arms around him and never let him go. My mind began wandering; we could be at the airport in an hour, in a far away country in less than a day, laying on a beach with Edwards arm around me, going back to our hotel, spending hours at night just being together....no. I could feel the tears beginning to spring at the corner of my eyes but I blinked them back.
"Edward, I cant"
He nodded slowly, his eyes finally leaving mine. We sat in silence for a few minutes, my phone had stopped ringing- Mike had given up. It seems as though he couldn't take the tension after a while,
"Okay then"
I was confused
"That's it?"
"What else is there to say Bella? I asked you to leave your husband for me, you said no. End of"
His voice had gotten lower, but was quiet and calm, his tone somewhat frightening. His eyes seemed to have frozen and his hands were clenched into fists. This was a side to him I had never seen before. It put me on edge, goose bumps raised on my skin.
"Edward I'm married! I can't just run away from reality!"
"Isn't that what you are doing now though?! Escaping from your life, come on Bella. Both of us damn well know you hate it. There's no point denying it. You've been using me as your escape, a guilty little secret and now that I want to make it more serious, you run away. Well I'm tired of it."
What was he doing? What was happening? I thought back to less than 20 minutes ago, lying in this bed with his arms around me. Why couldn't we go back to that? I wanted to go back to that. The look in his eyes made it clear that we couldn't.
"Edward...I'm married to Mike. I have a loyalty to him, what we were doing was...wrong. I can't choose you over him, you know that. Why can't we just keep doing this though...?"
"No Bella! I'm not going to act second best to you anymore. I'm tired of being the other man, not being able to call you at home in case your husband answers the phone. Hell Bella I've never even been to your house! If you want to be with him, then you aren't with me"
Mike. He was at the forefront of my mind now, and the more I thought of him, the more I realised how much I loved him. I really was happy with him, this thing with Edward really was just a way of escaping monotony, I couldn't deny it anymore. I thought of Mike, and his face if he knew what I had been doing behind his back. It made me want to cry, he was such a decent guy and he would never do anything like this to me. I didn't deserve him. And Edward didn't deserve me. I was cruel, bored enough with my own life to cheat on my husband. Edward should have better than me, someone who would love him first and foremost with no other restrictions. Someone to whom he would be the love of their life. That someone wasn't me, I was Mrs Newton. My heart was taken.
My blood felt colder, I knew what I was going to have to say. I looked up into his eyes, still feeling the anger coming from him. My voice was barely a whisper,
"Edward...please"
His eyes narrowed, his voice staying calm and level. It was still full of danger, his tone scaring me
"Get out"
I turned away from him; I didn't want him to see me cry. I climbed out of bed, grabbing my clothes and pulling them on in haste. My top was creased, my hair was a mess and my jeans were inside out but none of it mattered- I needed to be away from him and the sooner I was home the better. I slammed the door behind me, unable to stop the silent tears falling down my face in the car on the way home. My hands were shaking, and my soundless tears soon became loud cries. I couldn't forget the look in his eyes, the...hatred. He hated me. The thought brought on a fresh wave of tears and I was completely consumed in my sadness. My heart felt torn in two and I couldn't see myself coping like this for much longer. I heard my phone again from somewhere in the bottom of my bag, but I ignored it. Nothing mattered right now. I gripped the steering wheel tighter, the tears making it almost impossible to see. I pulled over to stop, but not before hearing a deafening horn and seeing the bright lights head straight towards me. I heard the skidding of brakes and the crunching of metal before the darkness consumed me. My last thought....
Edward.
What can I say, I love a good cliffie ;) If anyone is interested, I have a new story 'Temptation' on my profile and it will be the one Im working on when LIITA is finished. As always, reviews appreciated :)