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Chapter 9

BPOV

I ran out of the front door all the while hearing Alice call my name but I just kept on running. I could not handle all this at the moment. I just needed to think and I could not do that here. I was just about to my car when I felt a arm wrap around my waist and pull me to a stop and turned me around. I was about to say something but Edward crushed his lips to mine. I started to kiss him back but then the thoughts came back into my head telling me he was just using me. I noticed that he had me pushed against my car and had me pinned there. I pushed him away.

"Edward I cannot do this."

"Why Bella give me one good reason why? I mean we had a good time the last several hours on the cruise so why not try?"

"Yeah that was before you got me into the bed with you. I bet you do that to all the girls."

"No Bella I would have never do that to you. I take my relationship's very seriously and I would never in a million years do that to you."

"I do not want to be heart broken in the end. I want to remember you and all the good times."

"Bella we could be happy, you are all I thought about since I came back. It's like you have placed a spell on me. Every time I sit still, I think about you and our time and I wish that I would had gotten your last name and your number."

"Edward you are my best friends brother what if it does not work out? How is that suppose to work out between Alice and I if things end badly?"

"You will never know if you do not try. I would love to give us a shot to see what could happen."

I managed to get away from him so I was not so close to him. "Edward no we can't."

"Why Bella?" he asked looking into my eyes.

"Edward just please stop I need time to think I can't talk about this right now."

"When Bella, when will you talk about it."

"I'm not sure Edward but since I know that you are Alice's brother I will get in touch with you through her I just need time."

After saying that I walked back over to my car and got into the drivers sit and left.

EPOV

I stood in the driveway and watched Bella drive away from me yet again. How could she ever think that I would use her. I have never been that kind of guy and would never be. I mean my parents showed us boys how to treat a lady.

"Edward what was that all about? I have never seen Bella act that way. Was Bella the girl that you slept with on the cruise?"

"Alice please just stop. I really don't want to talk about it right now."

"Well brother dear of mine you have no choice in the matter. So get your butt in the house and lets sit down and talk."

"Fine, Alice but I'm not sure how this is any of your business?"

"Well let's see Edward, Bella is my best friend and I will not sit here and let anyone hurt her, even if it's my brother."

We walked back into the house. I sat on the chair while Alice and Jasper sat on the couch. I was still not sure if I should tell them or not. I wanted Bella to give me a chance and if I told them about what happened she may never give me that chance.

"So Edward start talking. I want to know why Bella left that way."

I started rubbing the back of my neck not sure where to start.

"I met Bella the last night that we were on the cruise but we had bumped into each other throughout the week. So we started to kiss and stuff outside where anyone could see. I suggested that we go back to my cabin and things got carried away and we slept together and then twice the next morning. We said out goodbyes at the cabs."

"I honestly never thought that I would see her again. We were so into each other that it never crossed my mind to get her number much less ask her last name. So tonight when we saw each other it surprised us both. She has said that she thought that I used her."

"Edward how in the hell could you forget to get her number? I mean if you are that into someone that should be the first thing you do, you stupid ass," Jasper said.

"Yah, yah so now I have to figure out how to get her to see that I did not use her and try to get her to give us a chance."

"Edward you better be glad I love you because I could probably get Bella to listen to me, but if you ever hurt her I will kick your ass and have Emmett help. She is like a sister to me."

"Please Alice I promise I will not hurt her. I just want to see what could happen. I mean I never wanted a relationship this bad."

"I know Edward, just give me a few days to talk to her."

"Alright well I'm going to get going I have to work tomorrow. I love you Allie," I said standing and giving her a hug. "Later Jasper I will see you tomorrow."

"Later Edward."

I walked to my car, and I started thinking on my drive home hopefully that Alice would talk some sense into Bella.

APOV

I decided that I would not call Bella, I would go to her apartment instead. I knew on the phone she could lie to me, and I would not be able to get the truth from her. So I didn't call her and tell her I was coming so she couldn't do anything to stop me.

I stopped and picked up lunch on the way. Knowing Bella, the way I do, she probably hasn't been eating too well. In college, whenever Bella was stressed or after her father passed away, she stopped eating. I know this isn't that big of deal, but to Bella it is. So I know she'll need to eat.

Arriving at her door, I knocked three times and she opened the door. "

Hey, Bella, I know I didn't call, and there's a reason for that. I didn't want you not to answer the phone."

"Hi Alice, I would've answered the phone for you, your my best friend."

"I brought us lunch, I wanted to make sure that you are eating," I said as I watched her.

I sat the bags down and started to take out the food.

"Bella, I made Edward tell me what happened on the cruise. Please don't be mad at him, I made him tell me. Besides, you already told me you slept with someone."

"Alice, I can't believe he told you. He must really get off on getting women into his bed. Did you know that it was him?"

"Yeah, I kinda knew, you let it slip about his hair color and he told Jasper about your eyes being like pools of melting chocolate. My brother is head over heels in love with you."

"Alice, I can't believe that you are here to talk to me about him," she said to me turning away to look out the window.

"Bella," I said as I came to stand behind her. "If I didn't know my brother so well, and know when he's telling me the God's honest truth, I wouldn't be here. I'd never come here and try to make you see Edward, if I wasn't sure. B, what Edward said about thinking about you is true. He wants to be with you, to see where this leads. Besides if he hurts you or breaks your heart, he has to deal with me and Emmett. And trust me I have no qualms about kicking his ass, and you know Emmett will too."

"Alice, I'm not sure. I am scared, I don't want to get hurt," she said looking over at me.

"Bella, my brother has had one relationship and that was when he was in college, and let me tell you Irina messed him up. She used him because of who he was, she liked his name, the car he drove, the places he could take her. After he found her with some guy in her apartment, he shut down. He studied, he didn't go out, he worked and that's it."

"Oh my, that's not good."

"No, it wasn't. So when I say that my brother wasn't using you or that you were not a play thing to him. I'm telling the truth. More importantly, he was telling you the truth."

"Alice, I wasn't very nice to him. I don't think he'll ever want to talk to me again," she replied as she looked down at her hands.

"Bella, leave that to me. I'll give him your number and we'll see what happens. But I already know, you both will find your way to each other. Trust me, no-one ever wins when they bet against me."

"I know, Alice, that's why I'm not betting against you," she laughed as she took a bit of the food that was forgotten as we talked.

"Just promise me, you'll answer the phone when he calls."

"I will, Alice."