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EPOV
"Don't you dare think about that!" she tells me with a cold smile and slams the door in my face.
'Okay.' I thought to myself.
This means, her mother already knows about the incident, but if the Duchess thinks that a closed door will stop me from talking to her daughter then she is wrong.
'I will find a way in.'
I cross my arms over my chest defiantly and begin thinking of the possibilities.
BPOV
Bang.
'What was that? The door?' I ask myself in doze.
"I can't believe it. How dare he come here." I hear my mother ranting loudly to herself.
I breathe in deeply as I turn on my side and cover my head with the blanket, attempting to forget the events of tonight: the get together, the Viscount, the kiss, and my fate. A wave of mixed emotions flood through me, embarrassment and sadness being only a couple.
"Bella? Are you awake?" I hear my mum asking through the door.
"Yes, but I want to be alone." I whisper loud enough. Either she didn't hear me, or she did, and just doesn't care about my request, for I hear her open the door and slowly walk to my bed.
"Honey?" My mum asks as she sits on the side of the bed. "How are you Sweetie?"
"Great." I whisper sarcastically through the blanket.
"I don't want to speak to the bedspread, please come out." I breathe in deeply and remove the blanket.
"How are you?" She asks me with a worried expression.
Tears began to flow down my face, "I don't know. Mum I'm so sorry, I didn't know what I was doing. I...," I attempt to explain, but she interrupts.
"Everything will be okay!" she assures.
"No," I say.
"Bella, listen to me," she shook my shoulders lightly, "Everyone makes mistakes. I make some, you too, and your dad a lot. The incident might be a big one, but the apocalypse hasn't arrived yet. You still have some options. You can either marry Edward Cullen or you can move to your grandparents for a while. They live in Wales. It's very lovely there. You can also stay here if you would like, but I would recommend living with your grandparents for two to three months."
She pats my cheek affectionately.
She is right. If I stay here, the people would talk even more about Edward, me and the whole evening. It would be better to vanish from the public for a while.
"Oh God." I murmur while slapping my hand against my head.
"Bella." She comforts me by stroking my hair.
"Mum." I moan and sit up to embrace her tightly.
"Darling, everything will be okay. Edward Cullen is a womanizer and I have heard that you are not the only one to get into this situation. It is in his nature to kiss every single person in London. You aren't like that. He knew what he did, but you didn't. Do you know Lady Manillo? She begged him to marry her after they got caught, but he didn't want to. He didn't care". She shrugged as a look of disgust passed over her face.
"What?" I ask in disbelief. I know he is a Casanova, but how could he abandon her?
'He is such a...' I think menacingly to myself.
"But Lady Stanley told me that she is happy now. She married someone out of love and has wonderful children. What happened tonight, does not mean that your fate is decided, everyone gets a second chance. And you won't be alone, your dad and I will always support you. Tell me again, how do you feel?" she asks while she embraces me again.
"Good." I say sincerely. She is right - nothing is decided yet.
"You look terrible. Sleep a bit and tomorrow we will talk with your father." She whispers into my hair.
I smile at her and fall back onto my cushions, "I love you." I say while she walks to the door.
"Love you too." She replies with a smile and leaves me alone, seconds later I fall asleep.
Clack.
'What's that?'
Clack. Clack.
"Please, I want to sleep." I shout to the door. But the sound isn't coming from there.
Clack.
'The window.' I think groggily in my sleep induces haze.
Probably Jake. That's his most favourite way to enter my house. He says that he is England's version of Romeo – too cool to go through the door.
'But why does he know that I am here and not in the main house?'
Clack.
Jake – the impatience on two legs. I stand up and go to the window. I open it and feel the fresh breeze on my face.
"Jake? What are you doing here?" I whisper into the darkness.
"Bella?" I hear a male voice ask. It doesn't belong to Jake, but to-. I freeze.
Edward.
"Bella?" I hear him asking again.
"Go away." I hiss. How dare he comes here?
I suddenly realized that the person my mother was talking to at the door, was Edward.
"Can we talk?" he asks desperately into the darkness.
"About what?" I ask him angrily. I feel my rage blaze a trail.
"About what?" Is she serious?" he murmurs and scoffs to himself.
I breathe in deeply, "Edward, leave it be. You don't have to tell me anything! I don't want to hear it. Please go now, before I wake up the gardener and tell him to get me the blade."
"I will come up.", he whispers impatiently.
Completely startled by his topic change and his words, I almost don't realize that he is already climbing up the ivy.
"WHAT?" I ask stunned, staring wide-eyed at his rising form.
"Step aside." he says while climbing up. Just one meter separates him and my window by now.
"No! I will wake up my mother and you should not underestimate her." I tell him, but it's too late – his hands are already on my window and he is pulling himself over.
Then I see his face.
The face, which caused a lot of trouble.
The face, which leaves me breathless.
Completely startled, I step aside to let him in.
All but one emotion is gone.
One emotion, which causes my next action.
Author's note: I really hope you like it :)
I have a question: Would you like me to write more in BPOV or EPOV? Let me know in your review! I will write the next but one chapter in your most wanted point of view…
Coming up next chapter – How will she react and how will their conversation look like and end?
AND I won't be able to update for three weeks, because I will go to Italy, but I will update as soon as I can! :)