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EPOV

I can't believe Tanya would say something so ridiculous and out of line I can't wait to talk to her right now. I still feel kind of bad for leaving Bella without letting her know. I'm sure she will be fine as long as she wasn't around Tanya. I finally reached my house and now I can give Tanya a piece of my mind. I opened the door and Tanya wasn't insight so there was only one way to get her over here.

"Tanya!!!" I yelled in fury

She came down slowly and all innocent.

"Yes Edward darling?"

"Don't call me that…Tanya how could you tell Bella all those idiotic things?"

"Edward what's going on?" Esme said worryingly

"Tanya needs to explain to me why she basically told Bella that she was a burden to me and to leave me"

"Tanya, is this true?" Esme asked her in shock

"I don't know what you're talking about Edward?"

"Tanya I don't have time for this…I know you know what I'm talking about. Now why did you do it?"

"Edward, please calm down there must be a reason behind this" Esme said trying to calm me down

"Esme she doesn't deserve your pity right now not after what she's done"

"You know what…you two need to settle this quick" she said while pointing at us and surprisingly sounding a little irritated "because you have school to go to and I'm sure Bella is wondering where you are…I'll be upstairs letting you two settle this." Esme said started to sound nice again

I waited for Esme to get upstairs to continue the conversation. I didn't want to upset her. As soon as she got up stairs in her room I was about to tell Tanya something else but she beat me to it.

"Alright, I said it because I was shocked to see you with a…human and I didn't really want to hurt her feelings. I figured it was hard for you to be with her. So I just wanted her to know how she is basically hurting you Edward and I don't like seeing you hurt…I care too much for you." Tanya said seeming a little unconvincing

"Tanya…let me tell you something. It's only hard because I have to be very careful but other than that there is nothing hard about it. Bella is the best thing that has happened to me and I have enjoyed every day with her."

"I…didn't know that. Maybe I should just apologize?"

"I think that would be wise but at the same time you don't really deserve the right to apologize"

"I know that Edward but…I would like to make it right"

"Fine, I'll try to get Bella over here but don't expect her to come"

"Alright"

As soon as our little conversation was done I quickly got in my car and went to school I had to hurry so I can be there for her. Thank goodness for my speed I can make it in time. I eventually made it there and luckily before Bella got here. I got out and just leaned against my car waiting for her. How am I going to ask her to come back to my house after what happened? Maybe I shouldn't even ask her and just let her be. Maybe I should just have her not go. Then I saw her parking her car in the parking lot. She got out and started walking towards me but a little slower than usual. I have decided not to even bring up the topic of Tanya today I'm just going to let her be. She didn't look okay so I decided to ask her if she slept okay.

"Did you sleep okay?" I waited for her response

"Yes, I slept fine"

We walked toward Alice and I just hoped that she wouldn't bring anything up that has to deal with Tanya.

"Hi Bella"

"Hey Alice"

Alice joined Bella and me while we walked in the hallway and surprisingly Alice didn't say a word about anything that happened last night.

"I'll talk to Bella"

"Okay"

I knew it Alice was definitely going to bring it up…great. When class started I didn't say anything to Bella not wanting to make her uncomfortable or irritated. The only time I talked to her was when we had to do our partner worksheet but other than that I just kept quiet. It was hard for me to not talk to her.

"Edward where were you this morning?" she finally was going to talk to me

"I went to the house to discuss some things" I didn't want to tell her I went to talk to Tanya because that would just make her angrier than she probably is. The bell finally rang so I grabbed her hand and we went off to lunch. We headed for our table. I'm still hoping that Alice wouldn't bring anything up about Tanya. I wander why Emmett, Jasper, and Rosalie decided to stay out of school today? Well I can't worry about that right now. I have to focus on Bella right now.

"So Bella what time are you coming over today?" Alice asked

I guess I didn't hope hard enough.

"I wasn't aware that I was coming today" Bella said looking at me

I can't believe Alice would bring this up…well I guess I shouldn't be surprised she is Alice after all. "Alice why can't you simply keep your mouth shut?"

"Because knowing you, you wouldn't have even have asked her until last minute and then think about it and change your mind and have her not come…it needs to be done Edward"

"What needs to be done?"

Alice and I both were silent until I decided to end that silence and tell Bella what happened.

"I talked to Tanya this morning and she said she wanted to apologize for what she said and she said she would leave the house"

"I really don't feel like going to talk to Tanya Edward—''

"And that's fine…she doesn't deserve to be forgiven anyway"

Then Alice budded in…as always "Although you don't want to talk to her Bella you should still come over so—''

"Alice" I snarled

Then Bella got up in a huff and left our table.

"Thanks Alice" I said sarcastically

"Edward, Tanya needs to apologize for talking to Bella that way…Bella needs to come tonight"

"Alice Tanya doesn't even deserve the chance to apologize and if Bella doesn't want to go then I will not make her go"

"Edward sometimes you may think you're doing what's right but…" Alice's voice drifted off as I decided not to listen to her anymore. I am so angry at Alice right now I don't want to hear any of her reasons or statements. I watched Bella and after a few seconds she looked at me and I was really sorry for my sister bringing Tanya up. I was also sorry that I didn't just tell her what happened in the first place. The bell rang and for the entire day Bella had no desire to talk to me which was understandable. So I just let her be for the rest of school and after school I would try to talk to her. When school was over I headed for Bella before she got into her truck so I grabbed her elbow.

"Bella…wait I'm sorry I even considered asking you to go back to my house I just thought it would be right for her to apologize" I said waiting for her response

"I'm not mad at you for considering it Edward and its okay if she wants to apologize it's just…I was still trying to get over what happened last night although maybe I should let her apologize if she really wants to."

"Bella you don't have to if you don't want to…she doesn't even have the right to even apologize for what she did…not even close"

"Edward tell you what…let me drive home and then we'll talk more…just meet me there"

"That's fine" but before I would let her get into her truck I grabbed her waist and I pulled her close to me and bent down and gave her a kiss. It was a quick kiss but it was a nice passionate kiss. As soon as she got into her truck I headed for my car and drove to her house. Luckily Charlie was working late again. I went through her window and waited for her to come home. I'm just going to hold her and comfort her when she comes. After a few minutes I heard her come through the door and up the stairs. She opened the door and put her backpack down and it looked as if she headed to the restroom real quick. She came back after a few seconds and sat next to me on her bed. I grabbed her and pulled her to my chest so she knows she can relax and that I'm not going to pressure her.

"Edward…I want to go to your house…and see what Tanya has to say"

"Bella…are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm going to give her a chance and hear what she has to say"

"Alright…if that's what you want"

"It is"

She got up and grabbed my hand and we headed down stairs. We headed towards my car and I opened the passenger's door for her. I closed the door, got behind the wheel and started to drive. I noticed Bella looked a little worried so I grabbed her hand to calm her down.

"You don't have to do this Bella"

"I want to…I want to be friends with Tanya, Edward" then she pulled her hand away "I want us to be friends and not enemies"

"Let's hope" I said in a low whisper

When we reached my house we got in and I could hear Tanya's thoughts and she was in the living room. So when we got in I led Bella to the living room to hear her apology.

"Be…Bella I'm really sorry I never wanted to hurt your feelings…it's just that I was shocked to see a human with Edward and I'm just not use to…human feelings so…will you forgive me? Can we be fr…friends?" She was not very convincing although when I tried to read her mind she was thinking what she was saying…something was up and I was going to find out.

"Tanya I honestly must say that it will take me a while to forgive and forget but we can sure try to be friends" Bella said

"That's fine Bella…I understand but if you'll excuse me I'm going to go and hunt before I get really…thirsty" Tanya said

"Of course Tanya" I said excusing her

"That went well"

I didn't really pay attention to what Bella said because I was trying to figure out where Tanya was. "Mhmmm" was all I could say.

"Oh Bella!!! You're here…good" Alice said as I focused back to Bella

"Yeah" Bella said sounding a little unsatisfied

"Edward I'm going to take Bella upstairs…is that okay?"

"Yes, it's okay I just read Tanya's mind and she won't be back for a while…but Alice when she's back I'm going to need Bella with me"

"That's fine" Alice said real fast

Alice grabbed Bella's hand and I left the house for a while. I knew I could trust Alice to protect Bella…just in case. I headed toward the middle of the forest because when I tapped into Tanya's mind she was finding a bunch of deer. The middle of the forest is the one place the deer are around most. I was searching for her trying to find her before she goes back to the house. I was a little unconvinced that she meant what she said. I had to make sure she wouldn't say anything to Bella like that again. Finally I spotted her…finishing off the deer she had lying on the ground.

"Tanya we need to talk" I told her

"What do we need to talk about?"

"Well I just want to make sure you won't tell Bella any non-sense about me not wanting her back at the house you sounded a little unconvincing."

"Edward" she chuckled "I promise that I will not tell Bella anymore non sense about you not wanting her"

I looked at her unconvinced so I read her mind

"Edward I know you're reading my mind and like I said I promise I won't tell Bella anymore non sense about you not wanting her" Tanya said

"Fine I just wanted to make sure you were serious" I was about to turn and go back but she stopped me by placing her hand on my chest.

"Edward I just want you to know that I have never given up on us"

I was speechless because I couldn't believe she had the nerve to tell me that after all that she did.

"Tanya there never was an "us" and never will be" I said while removing her hand

"You don't know that for sure Edward…Bella could change her mind about you and turn on you."

"Tanya she would never do that besides you don't know her like I do"

"I know that she's human and they tend to change their minds frequently especially in relationships"

"I know that's a good possibility that she might think I'm a monster and leave me Tanya but…she's different than most humans"

"Look I just don't want you getting hurt Edward I have feelings for you that will not change. I will be here just in case something like that shall ever occur"

Why was she saying all this stuff? I can't let her get to me. I will not let her fill my mind with thoughts that are meant for me to leave Bella. "Tanya stop telling me these things I will not fall for it because I know Bella a lot more than you do"

"Alright but don't say I didn't warn you"

Out of curiosity I had to ask "By the way...when are you leaving"

"Maybe two more weeks"

"Why?"

"Well…I'm not done sightseeing, catching up with your family, and other stuff"

I got suspicious "What do you mean by 'other stuff' Tanya?"

"Edward I do believe that is my business…you don't tell me what your weeks plan is do you"

I was about to read her mind until she said something

"I'm not thinking of what you're looking for, Edward, so you're not going to find it by reading my mind"

"Well than I must go…I need to get Bella"

"Okay just think about what I said"

"Not likely" then I ran off but before I went back home I headed for Carlisle at the hospital. I got to the hospital in no time. I just headed for Carlisle's office checking if he's in there…he was. In his office he was at his desk completing papers or something.

"I apologize, Carlisle, but I need to talk to you"

"No need to apologize, Edward" he put his paper and pen down "What do you need to talk about?"

I sat down on a chair and began "Well it's not much it's just I don't know what to do with Tanya. She has this confused fixation in her mind that we belong together. I told her that Bella is the one I belong with but she doesn't seem to process that in her mind"

"Ah…well I think you should relax first"

"I know I just wanted to get this off my chest and tell you rather than the big mouth's that live with us. I just don't want to tell Bella that Tanya has deep feelings for me and get her more upset."

"Well I think you should do what's right, Edward…you always do"

"I know that and what I feel I should do is make sure that Bella is happy because her happiness is what matters to me"

"I know son and that is what makes you a good person" he chuckled "Well…good vampire"

I chuckled as well and after I finished talking to Carlisle I headed back home. I hope Alice didn't do or say anything ridiculous. I also hoped Bella was still fine and not wanting to leave again. I would definitely be upset if Alice hurt Bella like that. I trust Alice enough to know that she wouldn't do anything like that…I hope. When I reached the house I opened the door and everyone was already downstairs. Plus Bella didn't look like she wanted to leave right away. I came to where Bella was standing and grabbed her waist. "Were you okay?"

"Yes, I was completely fine with everyone" I was a little suspicious

"What did you guys do?"

"Ummm…well…we just talked about—''

Alice interrupted "We all just basically sat in my room and Bella and I did all the talking…about fashion and how she should come over one day and I can do a makeover on her…she's going to be my latest project"

"Alice…she's only project" Emmett said

I noticed Rosalie nudged him in the stomach

"Mhmmmm" I said unconvinced

I held Bella tighter because Tanya was almost here and I knew there was most likely going to be trouble…but what kind of trouble?

I really hope you enjoy this Chapter and trust me it's going to get more hectic for Bella and Edward. Trust me Tanya isn't done yet. Please review nice things and nothing mean if you don't like it. PLEASE REVIEW!!!!! I really appreciate you loving my story and reviewing.