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BPOV
"So? What's the amazing idea?" Rose tapped her nails repeatedly on the tabletop. I could tell that the wait was killing her inside.
"Well, I wouldn't call it amazing amazing. But it's pretty good." I shrugged, trying to drag it out a little longer, just to annoy her.
"Just tell what the damn thing is!" Rosalie practically shouted down my ear.
"Okay, okay, take a chill pill. I was going to suggest that we go any mess with Mike's head again. It always makes me feel better." I looked up at the faces around me, searching for approval.
"Awesome. So, any ideas?" Emmett leaned forwards, his face about an inch from mine.
"Not really. I was hoping you would help me with that bit." I said as I swatted him away.
"Well, we could use the spy gadgets we got for Edward's and Emmett's hot dates and make you do stupid stuff." Jasper suggested, shrugging his shoulders.
"We don't need to make her do stupid stuff, she already does it on her own." Emmett laughed and hit Jasper on the back.
"Says the stupidest one in the house." Edward said, defending my honor again.
"I'm sure I don't know what you mean." Emmett sniffed and turned away.
"Oh please! You asked me why the number eleven wasn't pronounced onety-one yesterday." Alice grinned settling herself in Jasper's lap.
"I did not!" Emmett whined. We all turned to him and gave him the 'you-honestly-expect-me-to-believe-you' look. "Fine okay maybe I did say that but that's not the point. The point is that we need to come up with a plan."
"Maybe it would turn out better if we had no plan." Rose smirked.
A huge smile spread across my face.
When I arrived at Mike's house about an hour later I stood on the doorstep and knocked, waiting patiently for an answer. I had the earpiece in and the camera was hidden in the strap of the baby blue top I had been dressed in. I pulled my equally blue cardigan tighter around myself as my anxiety grew.
"Don't worry love, if you don't want to do it then just come back to the car and we can go home." I smiled knowing that there was no way on Earth that the rest of them would let them happen.
"Actually Bella, no you can't. Get your butt back on that doorstep and wait for an answer." Rosalie said as sweetly as she could.
"Aye aye Captain." I murmured just as Mike opened the door.
"Bella? What are you doing here?" He looked concerned. I almost felt sorry for the guy. Almost, but not quite. I sniffed and rubbed my eyes.
"I remember you saying once that if I ever needed anyone to talk to, you'd always be there for me. And right now, I really need someone to talk to." I sniffed again.
"Of course, come in, come in." I was ushered into the living room, where Mike's mom was sat watching TV. "Mom, do you mind if we have a bit of privacy?"
"Sure, I need to do some shopping anyway." She jumped up from the chair. "Don't do anything I wouldn't do." Mrs. Newton smiled kindly, kissing Mike on his forehead on her way out.
"Mom! Seriously not cool." Mike shouted after her, wiping the lipstick off his head. I stifled a giggle. "What did you want to talk about?" He turned back around to face me.
"Oh Mike." I pretended to break down in tears. "I've just made a huge mess of everything." I started sobbing. Mike rubbed my shoulder awkwardly.
"What do you mean? What happened?" Mike gently turned me to face him.
"Tell him you've just come back from a scan, you've just found out that it's twins." I heard Alice's commanding voice in my ear.
"I've just been to the hospital. They told me it's twins." I rubbed my eyes for effect. "I can't look after myself let alone two other people. Little, tiny people who need everything doing for them. Little, tiny people who depend on me to survive. I can't do it, I just can't." I flung myself into his arms, immediately wishing I hadn't.
"At least you're not alone. You have Edward and the rest of the Cullen's. You'll have no problems." He squeezed me tightly. Aaaaaaaah! I pulled away before he had a chance to get carried away.
"Say that we've all disowned you because of your promiscuity." Edward whispered. At least I think it was Edward. It can't have been Emmett, there is no way that he would use such a long word.
"No, I don't have any of them. They want nothing to do with me. It's because I'm such a slut!" I started crying again.
"You'll never be alone Bella. I'll always be here for you. Always." Mike said moving closer to me. Whoa…oh no…he's gonna…kiss…me. The closer he got, the further I slid away. Luckily the doorbell went when he was about to dump his slobbery lips on top of mine.
"I really think you should get that." I said, deliberately not moving my lips. Mike sighed and went to the door. All I could hear was laughter in my earpiece. "Shut up and get me outta here." I growled. I didn't want to stay here for one moment longer.
"Bella? Bella?" Edwards voice called me, but not from my earpiece. I opened the living room door to find Mike trying to push Edward out the front door.
"She doesn't want to see you! Just go away." Mike snarled.
"She can be the one to tell me that, thank you." Edward shoved him back. "Bella? I need to talk to you. Please tell this idiot to let go of me. I just want to talk please."
Any distraction from Mike trying to kiss me is welcome. "Okay. But I really have nothing more to say to you. I have to think of me and the babies now." I cradled my bump.
"Babies? What? There's only one isn't there?" Edward stopped pushing Mike and walked towards me. I cringed away from him.
"Please don't touch me. I went for a scan before I came here and they said it was twins." I stepped backwards, pressing my back against the wall.
"You heard the lady, back off." Mike came to my rescue.
"No, I think you should back off. This is between me and Bella." Edward fought back.
"Actually, I'd rather he stayed. Anything you can say to me, you can say to him." I spoke meekly.
"If that's what you want love. Why don't we go and sit down hmm? Take the weight off you're feet." Edward smiled at me. "Lead the way Mike." Edward turned and grinned sarcastically at him. As soon as Mike's back was turned I whispered a quick 'thank-you' to Edward for not leaving me alone any longer. "No problem. Did you expect me to let the poor man think he had a chance with you? No way." He squeezed my hand discreetly.
"What did you want to talk about? If you came here to call me names and insult me then you might as well leave now." I said, settling myself on the sofa.
"No, not at all. I came to say that I know that this is a hard time for you and it kills me to see you alone, especially now. I fell in love with you before all of this mess happened. And once you fall in love, you can't just fall out of it. I know what you have done with my brothers and Carlisle, and it hurts me so much. Not because of what you did but because you felt like I wasn't enough for you." Edward came and kneeled by my feet. He took my hands in his own and stared into my eyes as he spoke. "Before you, Bella, my life was like a moonless night. Very dark, but there were stars- points of light and reason. And then you shot across my sky like a meteor. Suddenly everything was on fire; there was brilliancy, there was beauty. When you were gone, when the meteor had fallen over the horizon, everything went black. Nothing had changed, but my eyes were blinded by the light. I couldn't see the stars anymore. And there was no more reason for anything." Tears formed in my eyes as I remembered the first time he said that to me.
"I'm so sorry." I whispered between sniffles.
"Now, I'm not going to pretend that I forgive you. Something like that will take more than a few days to fix. But I am going to promise you three things. Firstly, I promise that whatever happens in the future I will always be there for you and the twins. Secondly, I promise that I will do my best to put this whole nightmare behind us, so that we can move on with our lives. And thirdly, I promise that I will always love you, no matter what happens." He reached up and wiped the tears from my face.
"I love you too." I breathed as I was swept up into Edwards big, strong arms. I lifted my head to see Mike on the brink of tears, on the chair his mother had just been sat in. I straightened myself up and waddled over to where he was sat. "Thank you for everything. I'll see myself out." Edward took my hand and led me back to the cars.
"Wow, that was intense." Jasper moved aside so Edward and me could squeeze into the seats next to him.
"Let's just go home." Edward said, holding me close.
I just sat still, breathing in his sweet smell. One thing was for sure. I was exhausted!
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