A/N: I don't own Twilight!

Chapter 11

Bella

"Mom, can you take me to the hospital today? I'd like to speak with Dr. Cullen," I said after dad had left for work. Today was the day that Edward was going to the station to talk with him about his future, I was beyond happy for him. Last night, I talked with my dad a little about the idea, but he thought I was kidding and didn't respond seriously.

"Bella, are you feeling okay?"

"I'm fine mom, I need to speak with him on a personal matter," I said and without even mentioning Edward, she raised her eyebrows at me.

"Bella, stay out of it! The relationship that Edward has with his father is not your business. It's not up to you to fix it, do you understand me?"

"Mom," I laughed, "I'm going to find a way to get to his office. It'd just be so much easier if you took me."

"Fine," she caved and I smiled as I looked down at Sadie. She was laying down on the kitchen floor just watching us, she had stayed by my side since I arrived back home. I think she somewhat felt guilty that she didn't sense my latest attack coming. When Edward dropped me off yesterday, she all but attacked me with love. When my mom settled me in bed, Sadie laid down at the foot of the bed, her head had been on top of my legs. "Is Edward going to the station today?"

"Yeah, I tried talking to dad about it last night but you know his thoughts of Edward," I said as Sadie walked over to me to be loved. "Why do people think so poorly of him? They don't even know him."

"I know, it's bad. But he is a nice man, you seem happier since you've met him. But aren't you taking it a bit fast? I mean, you just met him about a month ago correct?" I nodded, "I just don't want you to get hurt. You know we've never allowed you around, I just worry that you're falling for him too hard."

"Mom, he wouldn't do that to me. He knows how it feels to have his heart broken, he cares about me…" She gave me a quizzical look, "What?"

"What do you mean he knows how it feels? I've talked with his father, he's never had a serious girlfriend in his life. The only close one was someone named Tanya, he cheated on her and broke her heart." No… No… This couldn't be true.

"Mom, she broke his heart! She left him, he told me so! He was telling me the truth!" I said and felt a pain, Sadie's head snapped up and she began barking.

"Bella, calm down! I didn't mean to get you so worked up. Go lie down for a bit, we'll go talk to his father later." I nodded and walked slowly to my bed, Sadie was right beside me the whole way back. When I got to the bed, I pulled my phone out and dialed Edward.

"Hey, you've reached Edward, sorry I can't come to the phone! Leave me a message," I loved his voice so much, tears were forming in my eyes. His dad had to be lying to break us apart, he had to be.

"Call me back," my voice was breaking at this point, "I need to talk to you."

I clutched my phone to my chest, tears were leaking out from the corners of my eyes. Maybe my mom was right, maybe I fell for Edward too fast because I wanted someone. But, what about everything he told me? He wasn't lying when he said I changed his life, he was too genuine with the statement, he had been close to tears. But still, the thought lingered in my mind, was I just another girl to mess with?

Edward

I looked at the police station for about 10 minutes before finally mustering up the courage to walk inside. I heard Bella's voice in my mind the whole time, I heard her encouraging me to do this, to go in there and 'wow' her dad.

"Yes, don't worry Mrs. Mcghee, our best officer is on his way," Charlie sat behind a desk with a tired look on his face. For a second, I thought about turning around and waiting, but there's no time like the present. "Yes ma'am! He'll be there soon." Charlie hung up the phone then looked at me and sighed.

"Hello sir," I said standing in front of him, "Did Bella talk to you?"

"She did, but I thought she was kidding," Charlie ran his hand through his hair, "Edward, you can't be serious. You've had multiple run-ins with the law. Now you want to join us?"

"Yes sir, I've never been more serious about anything in my life. I want to get my life together."

"For who?"

"What do you mean?" I faltered a little bit, I hadn't been expecting that question.

"Are you doing this for her or for you?" When I didn't answer he continued, "Edward, I suggest you get back in your car and just drive. You certainly are no good for my daughter and you would not last long enough to become a police officer. Good try though."

"Sir-"

"Good day, Edward," Charlie went back to doing papers, I stared at him then walked out to my car. I was too furious with him to stay in there, I would have blown up and yelled at him; that would not have been good. When I got to my car, I noticed my phone was blinking red, I picked it up and saw a missed call from Bella.

"Call me back. I need to talk to you." My eyes widened, she was close to crying. I decided not to call her back and just go to her house, I wanted to talk to her anyway about what happened.

When I arrived at her house, her mom opened the door and sighed. "Edward, she's resting. She got a little upset and needs her rest."

"I won't be long, please? I need to talk to her." Reluctantly, Renee moved aside and let me inside. I knocked on her door and heard movement. "Bells, it's me."

"Come in," her voice sounded tired, like she had been crying. I walked inside to find Sadie laying on her feet, Sadie's head popped up when she saw me and her tail began thumping hard on the bed. I scratched her head then pulled a chair next to Bella's bed. Bella's eyes were red and she refused to make eye contact with me, I tried to take her hand but she pulled back.

"What's wrong Bells?"

"Why did you lie to me?" I stared at her, completely confused, "About Tanya? My mom talked to your dad. He said you broke her heart, and that you cheated on her. Am I just another girl to you?"

"No, Bells of course not! I care about you! I didn't lie to you, she did break my heart but I didn't tell you the complete truth." I admitted, "Just because I didn't want you to think less of me."

"Tell me now!" I sighed and looked at Sadie, she had her head cocked to the side and looked at us.

"We did date, she did break my heart when I was 16, but yes I did break her heart too. It was mutual," I tried to laugh but Bella was so serious that I couldn't, "I cheated on her yes, but she cheated on me too! I can't explain it, but I care about you so much Bella, I wouldn't ever do that to you. You have to believe me."

"Okay, but we need to slow down. You're the first guy that I've known who has wanted to be with me, I want to be with you too, but we're going way too fast," Bella said finally taking hold of my hand, "Can we go back to being just friends?"

"Were we more?" I laughed which made her laugh, her laugh was so beautiful. I honestly don't know how I was going to be able to handle being just friends. "So… I talked to your dad."

"How did it go?" She asked trying to get up, I put my hands on her shoulders and pushed her back down. "Did he give you a chance?"

"No! You know what he told me? I'm no good for you, I wouldn't last long enough to become a police officer. But it was a good try. Maybe he's right, maybe I should find another job."

"Edward! No! You want this, I know you do. You can't give up, do you understand me?" I nodded and gave her a small smile, "You are no good for me though, but I'm glad you're my friend." I couldn't help but notice the emphasis she put on friend.

"So, you just going to lie in bed all day?" I looked around her room and saw a DVD collection next to her TV. "Let's watch a movie. What have you got?"

"Can we watch Little Women?" I raised my eyebrow at her, "It's a good movie!"

"Fine," I found Little Women and put it in the DVD player, I then walked back to her. Surprisingly she moved over on her bed and let me lay down next to her. This was not something friends did, something told me it was going to be just as hard for her as it was for me. I was positive of that when she put her head on my chest and cuddled up to my side, I didn't complain, instead I put my arm around her and held her close to me. I almost ruined everything by not telling her the complete truth, I vowed that I would never do that again. From here on out, it was the complete truth with her.

About halfway through the movie, I heard soft little snores coming from Bella, I stroked her back and settled in. I wasn't going to get up and wake her. I pulled out my phone and began looking up things on becoming a police officer, if Charlie wasn't going to help me then I would do it myself. Bella deserved a good man.

A/N: Without even realizing it, I wrote 1700 words! Wow, Edward almost messed things up, but I fixed them! Don't worry! Next we'll have a little confrontation between Carlisle and Bella. What do you think Edward will think of Bella talking to Carlisle?

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