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Chapter 26

The cold bed on the opposite side of me woke me up early Sunday morning, reminding me that Bella left while I was half asleep. I wasn't sure why she didn't just hang out long enough for me to throw on some pants. I live in a nice neighborhood but she still shouldn't have walked to her car alone.

I grabbed my phone and sent her a text. I hope you got home alright.

I scrubbed my face, got out of bed and threw on my running shorts. Even though I was still tired from the night before, I knew I couldn't break my routine. I ran further than usual, just getting lost in my thoughts. I checked my phone before I hopped in the shower but still had no response from Bella.

I lost myself in work for the rest of the day. By the time I realized Bella never did get back to me, it was eight at night. I decided to leave it be and call her later in the week.

I sent Bella two more texts and left her one voicemail throughout the week, but still didn't hear from her. It was odd because she'd usually respond, but I shrugged it off, thinking maybe she was busy.

I spent Saturday night with my sister and brother in law. I seldom hung out with them, so it was a change of pace. I would've said a nice one, but Alice drove me crazy with her questions about who was making me so happy these days. I ignored her antics, which made her angry, but really, I didn't give a shit. Was it a girl thing to annoy the fuck out of people with incessant chatter or just my sister's? I would have thought that by now she knew my love life was off limits.

When I was leaving, Jasper pulled me aside. "Hey, dude, she's just excited that you've finally gotten past all that shit with Rachel. I'll remind her to back off."

"Thanks. " We did the fist pump man thing and laughed.

Hey stranger, hope all is well. See you soon. I texted Bella that night and turned my phone off after I hit 'send'.

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On Monday I received an email from Angela, my counselor whatever at Phantasy, asking me to call her. As soon as I had a free minute, I closed my office door and dialed her number.

"This is Angela."

"Hi Angela, this is Edward Cullen. You asked me to call?"

"Oh great, Edward! I wanted to know if you could come in today or tomorrow for your six month sit down."

"Six month sit down?" I was confused.

"I realize it's not quite that long, but with Bella coming in and handing over your account, I knew I'd need to see you as soon as possible. I'm actually sorry she didn't tell me until the end of the day on Friday…."

Angela kept rambling on, but the words 'handing over your account' kept ringing through my brain. I interrupted her. "Hey Angela, can I call you back in a little while?"

"Uh, of course, Edward. Just keep in mind at this time we have no one ready for you on Wednesday. The sooner you come in, the faster we can get you back up and running."

"I understand." I hung up on her 'good-bye' and put my head down on my desk.

With the words 'she doesn't want to see me anymore' reverberating through my mind, I canceled the rest of my day and went home.

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