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BPOV

They were all gorgeous. All of them. Tanya, Irina, and Kate, I don't blame the poor humans who had mistaken them for goddesses. And they were all very congenial, and definitely distracted me from the awkward Edward situation. We hadn't really talked since the meadow, and I was grateful. I had no idea how to go about anything like this. Back in Phoenix I would mock girls who stressed so much over a stupid guy. But he wasn't a stupid guy, he was Edward. No matter what, I could still feel the charged air whenever we were in close proximity to each other. It was terrible.

Alice was no help either, she told me, ironically, that she shouldn't get involved.

"Bella, I'm not going to dictate your relationship any more." She said, this morning.

"I've done more than enough" Alice sighed.

So I was on my own with this one, thank god the Denali's were here.

"Bella! You have to be on our team!" Tanya shouted, as we were getting ready to leave for the clearing.

"Yeah, sure!" I responded, even though i was still sure, that vampirism wouldn't fix my baseball skills. Baseball was by far the most boring sport, I didn't know how Charlie watched it almost everyday. Charlie. I haven't seen him since that night. I couldn't bear to think of him now, when we were supposed to be "having fun".

"You too, Edward!"

"Sure, Tanya." Edward murmured.

Great. Time for some awkward team bonding. Tanya seemed over enthused by the fact that Edward was on her team and gave him a hug that seemed more than friendly.

What was that?

They haven't seen each other in a while, the Denalis were like family, right? Even so, why did I care? I had rejected Edward, why was I worrying. I bit my lip and tried to shake any thoughts of him out of my head.

EPOV

It was truly ironic how things were turning out. Here I was pining for the one person I could not have, while Tanya was throwing herself at me. Again. I knew what I would have to do soon. It was the right thing to do, the gentleman's way out. I needed to tell Tanya the truth that I didn't care for her. But I couldn't break it to her, so early in their visit.

So as usual, I endured her enthusiasm and lingering hugs. As well as, Jasper and Emmett's constant teasing.

…Just give it to her Edward…Emmett thought as Tanya gave me another one of her hugs, I rolled my eyes at him.

Jasper only snickered, completely aware of Tanya's feelings.

As I got out of the hug, I saw Bella staring at me, with a bewildered look. This was the most contact we've had since Tanya got here. I looked away quickly, still unable to face my rejection. This was going to be a long eternity.

"Time for Baseball!" Carlisle called as he and Esme sprinted into the forest. Each of us followed, as the skies opened up.

i apologize so much for just not continuing this story, its been years! I'm trying to get back into writing. Thanks so much for your support. this is a short chapter but its laying the ground for some big things. Dont forget to review! THANK YOU.