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Out of the blue came the question Bella longed to avoid and the answer, which she had once thought would be an easy one, didn't come to her lips. She was actually floored by the sudden realization that, despite all the reasoning she had been doing, her relationship with Edward remained unjustified.
Thanks to therapy, Bella had acknowledged that the true nature of her feelings for Edward tended to need, instead of to real affection or admiration. She had felt flattered by his willingness to enter a relationship with her, for no men had been predisposed to do so until then, ergo her reluctance in letting go of what she had believe to be her only shot at marriage and children. However, Bella's eyes had been opened for the myriad of possibilities within her grasp; she no longer felt trapped by a lack of choices.
Despite all that, she still came back to Edward and with him she remained. The reason behind her behaviour was something that had been trying to find its way to her conscious mind for some time. So, Bella shouldn't have been surprised by Dr. Weber's perceptive question: "What does Edward mean to you?"
