Not mine.
"Hey."
"Edward?" Bella asked, yawning. "What… what time is it?"
"Like two or something."
It took a second for her to become semi-coherent and then the questions set in. "What was with your text message? And why wouldn't you answer your phone tonight?" You could have at least sent me a-"
"Who the hell is Ethan?" I interrupted her.
"What?"
"When I called you earlier a guy named Ethan answered. Who is he?"
"He is my boyfriend's roommate."
I stopped walking and my heart fell to the pit of my stomach. "Didn't know you had a boyfriend," I said quietly.
"What?" Bella asked, sounding frustrated and tired. "Ethan is my roommate's boyfriend."
I couldn't help but laugh as I walked up the stairs to our apartment two at a time. "How much have you had to drink?"
"Why are you so interested in my relationship status?" She asked, instead of answering. "Why all of a sudden do you get jealous because some guy answered my cell phone?"
Once inside, I kicked off my shoes, dropped my jacket on the couch, and headed for my bedroom. "I'm not jealous, Bella."
"Oh really?" She laughed. "Then what would you call it?"
"I just found it odd that some random guy answered your phone. That's it."
Bella got quiet after another minute of mocking my "jealousy", too quiet actually, and I was starting to think that she'd fallen asleep. Normally, I would have hung up, but tonight the sound of her breathing on the other end of the phone was as close to comfort as I could get.
Slipping out of my jeans, I got beneath the blankets on my bed, and closed my eyes. I lay there, just listening to her, but then a jolt went through my body when she spoke again.
"When are you going to admit that you're in love with, Edward?"
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