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Chapter 10

"Jasper?" Bella asked with wide eyes, "Why? What for?"

Edward looked out at the road ahead, a bit unsure of how to answer the question. The truth was clearly out of the picture, but did it have to be completely? He wondered how much she needed to know. "Well," he drummed his fingers on his wheel, "I need to speak with him"

She stared back at him for a few moments before speaking in a very sarcastic tone, "Oh, right. You come all the way out to Seattle, which is, mind you, two hours from your house, looking for my brother, in the middle of the night, all because you need to have a little chat?"

Edward did a sideways glance at her, agitated. "I never said it was a little chat"

"Seriously," she went on as if she hadn't heard him, "do you really take me for such an idiot?"

Silence fell upon them for a moment before Edward finally sighed. "Bella," he said, "I never said you were an idiot. I just…"

"Just what, exactly?" she interrupted

"I just," he searched for the right wording, "I just can't discuss it with you"

She folded her arms over her chest, again, before saying stubbornly, "Then I just can't tell you where he is"

He glared back at her, not amused.

"Fine," he said, equally stubborn, "I don't need you, anyways"

"If you don't need me," she raised her voice, "Then why are we having this conversation?"

Edward bared his teeth, debating just killing her and drinking every last bit of blood in her. She turned to facing out the passenger's seat window, angry. In doing so, her neck was perfectly exposed, smooth and defined. It pulsed with life, trembling the slightest bit with heartbeat. He stared, so transfixed that he hadn't even noticed her staring at him staring at her.

"Edward," she whispered softly, as if they weren't arguing only moments before.

"Edward," She repeated a bit louder

"Yes?" he asked, not tearing his eyes from the vain in her throat. His voice was soft, like velvet, the sound of a man truly captivated.

"I-I," she began to blush, making the blood flow quicker, "I think you should be looking at the road"

"Why?" he asked in the same soft tone she was using with him

"You're driving," she tilted her head at him, as if trying to figure out what had him so hypnotized

"Right," he felt a small smile come to his lips as he looked back at the road. The smell of her was enveloping him, twisting about him like a thousand beautiful ribbons. She was too intoxicating for her own good.

The wind whistled as it hit the car, which was going over 90 down the interstate.

"Edward," Bella finally said after some time had passed, "Where are you going?"

Where was he going? He hadn't even realized he was headed in any particular direction, and now they were further away from their town, out of Seattle altogether.

"Damn," he muttered to himself as he did a U-Turn through the median on the deserted road

"Edward!" she screamed clutching the door with one hand and her seat belt with another, "Are you crazy?"

He looked confusedly back at her, "What do you mean?"

"Oh my God," she groaned, "You are insane"

"I am not," he laughed lightly, making her more nervous.

"Right…then they'll find my body tomorrow and will wonder why I ever trusted getting in a car with you," she shivered

"I promise, no one will find your body in the morning," he snickered, as her eyes grew wider, "No No! I meant they won't find it because there'll be nothing to find! I wouldn't hurt you!"

It seemed as if she was going to make a snappy remark but she stopped herself, he wasn't quiet sure why, and when he looked over at her she had a small smile.

"What?" he asked, puzzled.

"Nothing," she shook her head and relaxed into her seat, "It's nothing"

"Okay," he looked out his window, "Anyway, are you going to tell me where Jasper is now? Or do I have to find him myself?"

"Okay," she nodded, "But he isn't in Seattle"

"What?" Edward asked, shocked, "But I smelt- I mean, I thought he was!"

"Nope," she shook her head, "He's in Florida, visiting Renée"

"Whose Renée?" he asked, curious.

"My mom," she went back to staring out the window, the skin from her neck glimmering in the moonlight, "She lives with her boyfriend"

"And you live with your father, Charlie," he nodded, "But I thought you had different moms"

Oops.

"How did you know that?" she whipped around at him

"I…I found out while I was talking to the Guidance Counselor," he lied, "I was trying to get my schedule changed, and I saw your files sitting on the desk"

She didn't look convinced in the slightest, but she didn't question him any further about that. "Did you tell anyone?" Was what she asked instead, hope gleaming in her eyes

"No," He shook his head lightly; "I figured you were playing the twin game for a reason"

She let out a sigh of relief, "Thank you"

"You're welcome," he wasn't sure what else to add, so he switched subjects, "So, tell me something about yourself"

"What?" she asked in surprise

"Tell me something," he shrugged, "Anything"

"Um…like what?" she fidgeted with her fingers

"Anything," he smiled lightly as the lights of Seattle began to fill the car again

"Well," she thought for a moment, "Charlie is going to kill me when I come back after curfew"

"You won't break curfew," he glanced at the clock, "We have plenty of time"

"But it takes two hours to get back to Forks," she looked skeptically at the clock, "And it's already ten, my curfew is at eleven"

"Right," he nodded, "Like I said: plenty of time"

She looked nervously at the speedometer before checking her seat belt again, "Wonderful."

"Bella," he laughed lightly, "You are very amusing"

"Um…thanks?" she replied unsurely. She was quiet again for a minute before turning to him, "Edward?"

"Yes?" he looked back at her, eyes adjusted to the darkness once again.

"I…" she bit her lip, "Thank you"

"Thank you? What for?"

"I don't think I ever told you thank you, for helping me," she seemed slightly unsure, "So…thank you"

He turned to look at her, the girl who had him completely turned upside down since the day she arrived. The only girl to confuse him more then he confused himself. The girl whom he felt like he had known, in some odd way, forever.

"You're welcome," he whispered lightly.