I was so glad when Peter finally got back half a day later. Bella was just too much for me to deal with alone.
"I'm sorry for storming off like that." He said to me and I just nodded. "How is it that even though we're not in Maria's army anymore that you're still saving my ass?" He asked, half jokingly. When I didn't laugh he frowned. "Seriously, thanks for everything… I think I can handle things from here out."
I don't know why, but I was a bit hesitant to leave. Even if Bella was lying about how tightly Peter grabbed her arm he still acted in anger against her. I could accept him keeping her like his own personal blood bank since he was about as humane as he could be to her, but after seeing that I had a sliver of doubt.
"I think I'll stay a few extra days." I said firmly. Peter's emotions immediately dropped down to shame, embarrassment, and sadness.
He nodded at me in acceptance before going to Bella's door and knocking on it. She ignored him and he spent the rest of the day pleading with her to let him in so they could talk. It was so pathetic. I didn't even know Peter could stoop that low. He was making her all sort of promises about things he'd buy her, but she remained silent.
A day passed in this fashion, and I was just glad that Peter had bought videogames I hadn't played before. Monday evening Bella sat beside me watching me play. From the corner of my eye she looked like a sulking teenager. To spite her I turned off the game and put on the news.
"Asshole." She whispered while getting up and going to the kitchen. I just grinned.
"Tonight at six," the newscaster began, "local man catches raccoon on tape saving a kitten, severe weather and how to protect your home, and finally a cold case heats up when an elderly couple finds a message in their house in California."
Any predictions on where this is leading? What do you think of the last paragraph?