Bella

I can't believe I almost told him. I didn't even know him! He was just a guy I'd met less than a day ago, and here I was about to shed my heart to him. There was just something about him, something I couldn't put my finger on…weird.

"No! Honestly! What were you saying?"

I couldn't back down now, he was generally curious. I didn't want to tell him anything, but there was just something about the way he was looking at me…I couldn't explain it. But I had just opened my mouth, when the door flew open, and Alice and Jasper pranced back into the room.

I was saved.

"Hey Bella! Sorry we were ages…we were just…um…Oh!"

She spotted Edward, who was glaring at her with a menacing look on his face. A slight sparkle glistened in her eye as she acknowledged the situation, but said nothing. She would have bound to have made it more awkward than it was already.

"Hello Jasper. Alice." Edward said politely, flashing them a brief smile, before turning his attention back to the newspaper.

"Hi…" said Alice, winking at me mischievously. I knew exactly what she was going to say later… "Bella? We should get going now, we've both got work in the morning."

I nodded, and walked over to the door to fetch my coat. "Thanks for this Jasper, I had a lot of fun." I said to him, though he was too busy making out with Alice, I doubt he heard me. "See you Edward"

He whipped his head round, smiled a dazzling smile back at me, and turned away again. How could he be so damned good looking, but annoy me so much? I just felt like I didn't understand him…like he knew something that I didn't…

Alice pulled herself away from Jasper, and we walked back to the car, both happy for different reasons. The second I was buckled in and trapped with her, the interrogation began.

"So what's up with Edward?" God, she couldn't put it more bluntly could she.

"What do you mean?"

"Is there something going on between you…cause your clearly into each other…"

I sighed. That was so not true. Edward may be gorgeous, dreamy, sexy and all that, but I didn't like him. Did I?

"No. No way Alice. I don't even know the guy! Now drop it…will you?"

She shrugged, but didn't say another word. When we reached our flat again, I didn't want anything to eat, I just went straight to bed, and dreamed of that wondrous smile…

Edward

I couldn't sleep. I couldn't think. I just couldn't…

Everything I did, everything that passed through my mind would relate back to Bella. Her beautiful face, her wonderful smile, her charming honesty… I wanted to just hold her in my arms for the rest of forever…but that couldn't happen. That wouldn't happen… She hated me. She thought I was evil, and I could see why. I had interfered with her so-called "relationship", and now she thought that it was all my fault, and not that scum bag Jacob. Maybe there was a way to persuade her I had changed?

I groaned, knowing that she would probably stay away from the flat, and seeing her would become another stupid dream in the back of my head. I tossed angrily on my pillow, gazing up at the moon, hoping that something, anything…could make her see the real me.

-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_

I was shattered in the morning. How much sleep had I gotten in the end? Two, maybe three hours? Not enough, obviously. My eyes had deep shadows underneath them, and I looked like death. That girl was messing with my mind way too much…

I left my room to find Jasper making a cup of coffee, looking a lot better than I did, probably feeling a lot better too.

"Hey.." I mumbled drowsily, reaching for the cup as he slid it across the table to me.

"Hey. Don't you have to be at work right now?" he asked me, chuckling as he glanced up at the clock. It was nearly eleven. Crap.

"Oh damn…um…I'll just call in sick. What about you?"

He laughed, throwing me his mobile. I was amazed that I managed to catch it, being in the state that I was in.

"Afternoon shift. I'm free for the morning. And if your sciving…could you go get some food? We're practically out."

I nodded at him. It would at least be something to do, something to keep my mind off of things. Being cooped up in the flat all day would do me no good whatsoever. It was practically a death wish.

"Sure…why not. I might go now, do some shopping as well."

He grinned, and waited for me to phone my work. They weren't happy, but screw it. They could live without for one day… I left in a hurry, grabbing my coat and walking into the crisp spring air in a hurry, not wanting to take the car.

It was quite a successful trip. I'd bought new groceries in record time, and had already taken them back to the flat and put them all away, before deciding that I still needed some entertainment. I walked back into town, but hit the high street, feeling like buying a new suit. I'd been wearing the same one to work for a long time.

I headed for the nearest store, and browsed through the endless shelves of suits, tuxedo's, casual wear…. Too much choice in my opinion.

"Can I help you sir?"

I sighed, secretly wanting to just browse through everything, try too much on to pass the time. A salesgirl would just pick out an amazing one, and no time would be wasted at all.

"No thanks, I'm just-"

I froze. There she was, the girl that haunted my dreams, standing two feet away from me, a similar expression on her face. It couldn't be… My heart leapt when I saw her, but a part of me knew that every time I saw her, it would just be worse the next day. Less sleep, less energy, less sanity.

"Bella…hi." That was all I could say to her, the only other option was to kiss her there and then, and I didn't think that would benefit anyone.

"Edward…wow. Hi." She smiled weakly back at me, and I couldn't help but marvel at the true beauty of that smile.

"I didn't know you worked here…" I started, trying to make this less awkward than it was heading for.

"Yea. Really sucks. Been here about half a year though…totally boring, but for some reason the pay is awesome. What about you? Shouldn't you be at work today…or is there an emergency that requires a new suit?" she teased, and I laughed, knowing that every second I stood next to her would double the torture later on.

"It's healthy to ditch now and then you know…gives you more time to relax."

I smiled at her, and she grinned back. Did she still think that I was some repulsive bastard…or had I proved enough?

"I guess your right. I could just leave right now…not like they need me anyway. I'd get killed, but it's their loss."

Suddenly my brain started screaming at me. This is your chance Edward…do it now, or regret it forever…

"Why don't you? Say your still not feeling too great after all, and we could go and grab a coffee…?"

My heart started thumping, and I prayed that she at least had the good grace not to laugh at me. How stupid could I be…seriously! Why did I have to ruin this…

"Sure…why not?"

I almost didn't hear her. I almost blanked out entirely. She said yes…

Life was looking up again.

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Jacob lovers…I'm sorry…but the Edward loving population (myself included) is far greater…xD

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