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Chapter 12
The kiss was electrifying, my mind was screaming for me to pull away to stop before it was too late, but my heart and my lips just wanted to keep going. When we finally broke apart for air, his green eyes were smoldering while looking into my own.
"I'm sorry if that was to forward of me, but I've been dying to do it for month" he admitted. The confusion and the worry that had went away when his hot lips were on mine, was slowly creeping back.
"It's ok Edward, it was nice" I didn't want to lie to him, and that made him smile. We sat and listened to a couple more songs.
"Shall we go" he said into my ear, causing goose bumps to rise, I nodded and he stood up and took my hand helping me up, but he didn't let go of my hand when we were up. Instead he held it as he led me through the club, and out into the car. The ride home was a silent one, which was nice because my head was swimming with thoughts and emotions.
It would be so simple to have something with Edward, the feelings were there on both sides, I enjoyed myself when we were together, Sydney loved and adored him, but the biggest thing holding me back was the history, what if he hurt me again.
I was jolted out of my thoughts when we stopped and he turned the car off, he came around and opened my door and we walked into my dark almost empty house.
"Are you tired, or do you want to watch something" he asked.
"Sure, you pick I am going to go get out of these heels" I said and headed back the hallway, I was pulling on my PJ's when I heard a knock, opening the door he was standing there in pajama pants and a black wife beater, I held the drool in as he held up the movie.
"We packed up the DVD player in the living room" he said and I remembered the only one left was in here.
"Edward, are you trying to get in my bed" I asked, my voice coming out a little flirtier then I had planned on it being, I chuckled as his cheeks reddened a bit.
"We match" he said pointing to his cheeks, which were red like mine. Laughing I pointed him to the bed. This wasn't a big deal; we had slept in the same bed when we had the road trip with Sydney.
I looked at him as the movie began and his face went pale, "Oh shit Bella I'm sorry let me get something else" he went to jump up, but I grabbed his arm.
"Interview with a vampire is fine Edward" remembering the first time we watched it together starting our rollercoaster relationship.
"Are you sure, I just grabbed it and wasn't thinking"
"Obviously I am ok with the movie, if I own it" I laughed and he calmed down and settled back against the headboard next to me.
EPOV
The evening went beautifully; her eyes never left me as I sung to her. I had heard the song on the radio and knew that somehow I wanted Bella to hear it, and when I asked the baker about local hotspots he had mentioned the karaoke bar.
Kissing her was something that I hadn't planned, but I couldn't be happier that it happened, when her body moved next to mine I knew that she was ok with it, and I relished every second of the kiss. I left her to think in the car, because I knew that was what she was doing, but when we got home I didn't want to end the night, and while she was changing I changed and grabbed a movie; most of them I had seen before, so I just eenie, meenie, minie, moed and choose one.
Sitting there next to her watching the movie that had started the beginning of us was hard, I wanted so bad to reach over and hold her hand; hell I just wanted to hold her, touch her.
Finally just deciding to go for it, I reached over and took her small hand into mine, she looked at me her brown eyes questioning me, and then she turned back to the movie, after a while I pulled her hand over onto my leg and moved in close to her, her head came to rest on my arm, and I rubbed small circles on her arm.
She drifted off to sleep in the last half hour of the movie, so I laid her down and turned off the movie, getting ready to slide off the bed, her hand held mine tighter so I stayed. Watching her sleep, my eyes were starting to close when I heard her almost whisper.
"Edward" I thought she was awake, but her eyes were stI'll closed; she was talking in her sleep.
"So confused" she said and then she mumbled something else before she said something that made my heart stop.
"But I do love you"
Laying back down, I fell asleep instantly.
BPOV
My dreams were riddled with Edward, and when I opened my eyes I was shocked to find my arm and leg draped over him, he was smiling in his sleep. I tried to move off of him, but his eyes flew open, and he pulled me back to him rolling to face me, securing me in his arms.
"Hi" I said sheepishly.
"Did you sleep well" he asked.
"Yes quite well, you?" I asked.
"After you stopped talking" he chuckled, and my eyes went wide.
"What did I say" I asked burying my head into the pI'llow, he laughed.
"Was it that bad" I unburied my head a bit.
"I don't think so, it was interesting" he said.
"How interesting"
"Would you like to tell me what you are confused about Bella" he asked, and I groaned thinking of my dream where we were discussing our feelings for each other.
"How about we talk over breakfast" I stalled, he jumped up.
"I wI'll go pick something up, and be right back" he said and a few minutes later I heard the door shut, getting up and getting dressed myself, I was brushing my hair when I heard the doorbell.
"Did you forget the Key" I said opening the door, and not seeing Edward.
"Hello Bella" Jared said.
"What are you doing here" I asked.
"Can we talk" he asked, and although I didn't want him here when Edward came back I agreed.
"Talk"
"What are you here with him" he asked.
"I don't see where it's any of your business but he is helping me pack things up, I am moving home" I said.
"So even after everything he did you are going to take him back"
"So what if I am, he's not the same person he was then Jared" I growled.
"Take me back instead Bella, love me like you should have when we were together" he said anger in his tone.
"I think you need to leave now" I said as my phone rang. "It's Sydney I need to take this" I said walking back to my room.
EPOV
She loves me, she might not be able to tell me now but now I know I have a fighting chance.
I was carrying coffee and éclairs as I came in the house, I stopped when I saw a man standing there.
"Who are you" I asked setting the stuff down.
"Jared" he said.
"What are you doing here" I asked looking for Bella.
"Bella's getting changed, we are going to lunch and talk about things" he said and my heart stopped.
"When did this come about" I asked confused.
"I heard she was in town and I asked for another chance and she agreed to talk about it" he said smugly.
"Well then don't let me intrude" I said and walked back out the door.
I headed out to the pier to think about everything, this just couldn't be happening, not when I thought everything was going so well.
BPOV
Sydney was enjoying fishing with Pappy Charlie, and Uncle BI'lly. I walked out glancing at the clock, Edward should have been back by now.
"Jared, there is nothing left for us to talk about, I think you need to leave" I said.
He crossed his arms over his chest, "Not until we talk Bella"
I looked over and saw two coffees and a box sitting on the table. "Where is Edward" I said not holding my anger back.
"I told him that you and I were talking about fixing things and he left." He said, I slapped him across the face.
"Why the hell would you do something like that, you have no right to interfere with my life anymore, now please leave so I can find Edward" I shouted, and he didn't move so I grabbed my stuff and headed out the door.
I tried calling his phone but it went to voicemail, so I tried again. I had no clue where to look first, so I just went to the obvious places, when I ran out of places on foot, I grabbed a cab, after rattling off my destination I sat back thinking, this morning I was going to tell him that I had feelings for him, I couldn't deny them anymore, and as much as I didn't want him to hurt me again I was wI'lling to give things a try.
I tried calling him again, this time leaving him a message.
"Edward please call me back, it was all a misunderstanding" as I hung up I heard the song on the radio, it was The Pretenders and I had always loved it.
I decided to text him, with an idea.
EPOV
My phone was ringing every 5 minutes, I just ignored them, didn't listen to the voicemail. I just sat and looked at the water and walked around for hours, finally I decided to look at my phone. Bella had called me 12 times, and there was one voicemail and a text.
To: Edward
From: Bella
Please Edward talk to me, this morning wasn't what it looked like. Please meet me tonight at "The Note" at 7pm, please.
I looked at my watch it was after five already, the day had flown by. I decided to go and meet her, if only to tell her that I was heading home and would see her when she came back.
I stopped at one of the shops on the wharf and bought an outfit appropriate for the club, and walked in just before 7, the hostess led me to the booth that Bella and I had shared last night.
"Ok, guys and gals we are going to get the evening started, let me introduce the lovely Miss Bella" the DJ said and I sat up straighter, Bella was going to sing.
She looked over at me, and smiled at me as the music started.
Oh, why you look so sad?
Tears are in your eyes
Come on and come to me now
Don't be ashamed to cry
Let me see you through
cause I've seen the dark side too
When the night falls on you
You don't know what to do
Nothing you confess
Could make me love you less
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Wont let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
So if you're mad, get mad
Don't hold it all inside
Come on and talk to me now
Hey, what you got to hide?
I get angry too
Well I'm a lot like you
When you're standing at the crossroads
And don't know which path to choose
Let me come along
cause even if you're wrong
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Wont let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Take me in, into your darkest hour
And I'll never desert you
I'll stand by you
And when...
When the night falls on you, baby
You're feeling all alone
You wont be on your own
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Wont let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Take me in, into your darkest hour
And I'll never desert you
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Wont let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Wont let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
(I'll Stand By You – The Pretenders)
Everyone applauded and cheered as she left the stage, and came over to me. This is what she must have felt last night, because my whole being had been rocked.
"Can we talk" she asked, and I nodded.
"Come on let's go where we can hear ourselves" she said and led me to the car, she got in the drivers seat and headed out of town, when we stopped we could see the lights of the city.
"This is one of my favorite spots at night" she said and we got out of the car, I could see the bay and there was a light breeze.
"Edward, I don't know what all was said to you this morning, but please don't believe any of it, Jared was just trying to hurt you, and if you give me a chance I will tell you everything you wanted to know this morning" she said turning to look at me, I nodded and she spread out a blanket from the back of the car and we sat down.
"What are you confused about Bella" I asked, same as I had this morning.
"I have all these feelings and they are confusing to me" she said, she was fidgeting, so I took her hands in mine.
"What feelings"
"There are moments Edward, when I know that we could be together and things would be great, but then I get scared because I can't go through the hurt that I went through before" she said, and I squeezed her hands tightly in mine.
"It's not like we have to run off tomorrow and get married, if you give me a chance to love you, and if you would love me then we could go as slow as you need" I said.
"I" she started and stopped, maybe I was wrong, maybe she didn't love me. I let go of her hands.
"Edward wait, don't pull away from me"
"Bella, I made mistakes in my past but I am not that person now and if you can't see that then maybe I should just leave you alone, I don't want to confuse you anymore, but I know how I feel about you and there are times when I think that you feel the same" I told her tired of the baby steps.
"Today, when I couldn't find you and I was worried that you had left town, left me I realized just how important you are in my life Edward"
"How important" I asked.
"Edward, today when you were missing I was lost without you, last night when we came home and were together I felt whole, I feel completed with you"
"Part of me thinks that you want to be with me Bella because we have a daughter" I said.
"We could raise our daughter together without being together, I would never just be with you because of Sydney, if I am with you then I am with you because I want to be"
"Ok Bella, I am going to ask you again, what do you want?"
"You Edward, I want you in my life"
"As your friend, as the father of your child, because I love you Bella and I want you in my life as my soul mate and one day as my wife, but if you don't feel the same or will never feel the same then I need to know" I asked, I had to know what my boundaries where.
"I love you Edward" she said, and I swear fireworks went off over my head.
"But I can't help but be scared" she finished.
"I am here for you forever, just tell me what I need to do to show you that, to make you feel my love"
"That's a great song" she said, and I just looked at her. "Oh come on you know that song"
"When the rain is blowing in your face
And the whole world is on your case
I would offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love"
She sang and I remembered it then so I sang the verse I thought fit.
"I know you haven't made your mind up yet
But I would never do you wrong
I've known it from the moment that we met
No doubt in my mind where you belong"
"Everything in life has a song to go with it" she said smiling at me, her smile was radiant and I knew at that moment that we were going to be together.
AN: They have fallen in love, some of my readers might not be happy with that, and its not going to be an easy road for them, they have a lot to work through but they love each other, and don't want to deny it any more.
The last song was To Make You Feel My Love – Garth Brooks.
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