Chapter 10

I clung to him desperately, "I'm here," he whispered into my ear, "I'm not going anywhere."

I woke up with a growl in my stomach. I got up and got ready for the day before I went downstairs and into the kitchen. I started making breakfast. It was quiet in the house. It was peaceful yet a bit disturbing. After I had set the plates down on the table I turned around to go to the fridge to get some milk and there she was.

I jumped up with a yelp. My hand over my heart as it tried to jump out of my chest, "Oh my gawd, you are real."

There was Melissa right in front of me blocking my way. I was about to tell her something when, "Bella?"

I turned around and yelped again, "Oh my gosh, will you please stop doing that." My heart was beating twice as fast.

"Sorry," Edward said as he looked at me confused.

I ran my fingers through my hair and took a deep breath, "I think I'm just a little jumpy that's all," I looked at Melissa then back at him, "I made breakfast. I just need to get the milk."

I went to the fridge and carefully poured the milk in two cups. I set them on the table before I sat down to eat.

"How are you feeling?" Edward asked.

I nodded, "Other than being jumpy…fine. How are you feeling?"

He nodded slowly as he took another bite of his pancakes, "Good, good."

This was going to be a very long and quite possibly boring day. What was with all the questions anyways? He never asked that before. What now just because we found a body in the closet he's gonna acted like I'm a fragile little girl. Well I was a fragile little girl way before that. Since the day it happened.

But of course he wouldn't know that. Nobody knows except me and Melissa. Well the only reason Melissa knows is because she went through the same thing. I wonder who did it to her; the old owner of the house or someone else?

It got really quiet. I swear I could hear crickets chirping in the distance.

"Wow," Melissa said making me look at her. She was sitting on the counter staring at us, "I'm dead and this is even awkward for me."

I rolled my eyes and bit my lip to make sure I didn't say anything out loud.

"What?" Edward asked suddenly.

I looked at him a bit confused and scared, "What?" I asked back.

"Why did you roll your eyes?" he asked a bit amused.

"I rolled my eyes? Uh sorry I was just thinking I guess I can't leave my facial expression the same," I said with a small smile and nervous laugh.

"Seriously?" Melissa said, "You two are a weird couple."

"We're not a couple," I said out loud.

Edward looked at me in confusion, "I never said we were."

I could feel myself turning red. I looked away so that my hair would cover my face, "Uh sorry I don't know what came over me."

I got up and took the dishes so that my cheeks would calm down. I glared at Melissa as I passed her on my way to the sink. She smiled with a small chuckle. I slowly cleaned the dishes until finally my cheeks calmed all the way down.

I took a deep breath and turned around to see Edward waiting for me.

"So what do you want to do?" I asked as I leaned against the counter.

"I'd say he wants to hold you in his arms and kiss you 'til you faint," Melissa said with amusement.

I bit my lip again to keep me from talking back to her and kept my eyes on Edward. "You want to go to the park?" he asked.

I nodded and smiled, "Sounds good. Should I pack a lunch?" I asked.

He looked at his watch and nodded, "Just in case."

I quickly started lunch and packed it away into a picnic basket. He went upstairs to get ready.

"You're enjoying this aren't you?" I asked as soon as I was done and I made sure he wasn't near by.

"Just a bit," I glared at her, "What? I'm dead this is the most fun I'm going to have."

I rolled my eyes and went into the living room with the picnic basket. I leaned against the couch and waited, "You're not making this any easier for me you know," I told her as I watched the staircase for any signs of him.

"Exactly," I turned to look at her, "I don't have a grudge against you. You're my friend. I just…I want to have fun before I leave this world," she said sadly.

"When are you leaving?" I asked.

"Huh?" I looked up in fright to see Edward coming down the stairs.

"Uh, nothing," I took a chance to look at her and whispered, "Thanks for the warning."

She smiled, "You're welcome."

I pursed my lips and picked the picnic basket up right when he got down the stairs. He came over and quickly took it from me with a smile, "Ready to go?" he asked.

I nodded and we headed out the door and towards his car. The drive wasn't long but we didn't want to walk with the heavy picnic basket over there. I had put a blanket in the basket so that we could lie down.

We found a good spot under the little sun we had and I took the blanket out and placed it on the ground. He put the basket on top before we both lay down and relaxed.

"So what made you think about coming to the park?" I asked.

I was on my back trying to soak up as much sun as possible. He was lying right beside me on his stomach, "I don't know."

I turned my head to look at him and smiled. He smiled back, "How's your hand doing?" he asked as he gently took it and stroked the back of it.

"It doesn't hurt at all," I said as I looked down at our hands.

"At all?" he asked skeptically.

"I'm used to getting cuts like this," I explained.

He smiled and shook his head.

I stared at his perfect features before asking, "Did you have plans for spring break?"

He let go of my hand slowly and looked down at the floor, "Lauren and I were going to the beach together," he said in a sad voice.

"Who's Lauren?" I jumped at the sound of her voice coming from right next to my ear. I looked at Melissa and glared.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

I looked back at him and nodded, "Sorry I thought I saw something," I shook my head. "Are you sad?" I asked.

He looked down again, "I'm more disappointed than sad."

"Disappointed how?" I asked.

"I wish I had known about her and James," I closed my eyes tight at the sound of his name, "Before we had planned anything."

He didn't notice me close my eyes because he was paying too much attention to the blanket. I bit my lip, "I'm sorry, I should have told you."

He shook his head and looked at me, "It's not your fault. I understand why you didn't."

"Is Lauren the ex?" Melissa asked.

"Uh huh," I replied to both of them.

Edward looked up at me again, for he had looked back at the ground, and smiled, "Did you have any plans for spring break?" he asked.

I shook my head, "No, I was just going to stay home and relax. School has been a bit stressing lately."

He nodded before looking off into the distance.

"What are you thinking about?" I asked.

He looked back at me and smiled, "About lots of things."

So he doesn't want to be specific. I relaxed against the sun and closed my eyes. It was peaceful here. I could here some kids playing somewhere nearby and the birds chirping and Edward breathing. Someone lightly touched my arm. I knew it was Edward so I didn't open my eyes or move. He brushed his fingers against the skin of my arm making me shiver on the inside.

"Uh oh," I heard Melissa whisper.

I opened my eyes and looked at her, "There's a kid coming over here."

Why is that a problem? I thought. I looked at her in confusion, "Kids have good perception. They can see things adults can't."

Oh crap. I sat up and looked at this little girl running our way she stopped in front of Melissa and smiled. Melissa smiled back and pressed her finger to her lips as if being there was a secret; which it was.

I could feel Edward behind me but he wasn't sitting up yet. The little girl looked at me and smiled, "Hi."

I smiled back, "Hi, what's your name?" I asked.

"Ashley," she said smiling. She was a cute little girl with light blue eyes and small blonde curls, "What's your name?" she asked in a cute little voice.

"Bella," I replied before looking back, "And this is Edward."

Ashley smiled, "Hi Edward," she waved at him before looking back at me.

I couldn't tell what she wanted. She walked up next to me and started whispering in my ear, "Can I play with your friend?" she was looking at Melissa.

Melissa nodded and smiled, "Sure," I said.

She gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek, "Thank you Bella. I promise to bring her back."

She smiled as she took Melissa's hand and started dragging her to the playground.

"What was that about?" Edward asked.

"Apparently she wanted to play with…I actually don't know who she just asked if she could play with my friend and took off with, well, air," I shrugged and lay back down.

I turned and looked at him, he was smiling, "Did you have an imaginary friend that I didn't know about?"

I smiled back, "No, but if I did I wouldn't tell you."

I turned to my side, my body towards his, and propped my head on my hand to just look at him.

"You were acting weird last night," he stated.

I bit my lip, "I was?"

He nodded with a smile, "You were sleepwalking…with your eyes open."

I bit my lip a bit harder this time. Does he believe me or does he think I was faking it?

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