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Chapter Twenty-Eight: Here She Comes

BPOV

Blood drained from the face the moment my fingers accidentally touched the trash bin icon, indicating 'delete' (I swear it was an accident!).

He's back? But why? When? Does it have anything to do about Tanya and Edward's engagement? Had he let go of her? Probably. But ... why too soon? Why now?

There are so many answers to be unlocked. Later.

It seems like a century, over thinking the situation when the bell put me back to being stable. Edward was yawning and stretching after an hour of peaceful slumber.

"That was interesting." He said.

"You're actually listening?"

He flashed his perfect set of pearly whites, "I'm talking about my dream."

"And what was your dream about?" I asked as I stood up, realizing we were the only ones left inside. Edward followed me, taking my hand automatically in his.

"It was always about... you," he confessed in a whisper. I looked up to check his face and to my surprise, he was blushing in deep red.

"That was interesting." I commented blushing myself.

"It was nothing...really... just. Anyway, what kept you busy while I was on dreamland?"

"Oh... Uhmmm..." Uh-Oh. I tried to think of an alibi but we're close on my next class. I squeezed my left hand, reminding me that I still have his phone. Darn it.

"Your phone," I finally admitted giving it back to him without meeting his eyes.

We stood outside my room in silence. His face showed nothing but... like he's calculating or something, or in deep—very deep thought.

"Have you discovered something?" he asked, "I remembered changing my number and..."

"Chill Edward. I didn't discover anything. Yet. I just checked out our photos."

He rolled his eyes as he sighed—relieved, "Okay." He grinned, "See you at lunch."

He squeezed my hand first then moved away, "See you at lunch!" he shouted again as he put his hands on his lips and blew out a kiss, "I Love you!" he winked.

I rolled my eyes at him in response. When he was totally gone, I turned to face the door, checking through the glass pane, if my teacher was already there... so lucky, he was nowhere to be found as well as he.

"Are you looking for me?" I nearly jumped when that voice came so close at my ear. That voice...

I slowly spun around to be sure. I shouldn't have, "No not really."

He looked way different now. His hair, was cropped short and spiked up, he seems more confident now than before.

He laughed, "If you say so," without thinking, he threw his arms over my shoulder.

"J-Jake?" I asked but he didn't seem to listen. His eyes were still on the knob—he was just staring at it.

"How would you like to ditch class?"

"Ditch class?"

He laughed, "Don't tell me you've never done that before!" he shouted as he pulled me by the hand and ran me outside.

"Jake!"

There's really something different about Jake. Like how he talk when he's telling me his adventures in Italy and ... just everything about him is different. We landed on La Push beach, our feet being soaked with water by just sitting on the shore. Just like the day I let him go.

He bought cans after cans of beer, by the way.

"So, tell me yours." He said after a moment of silence.

"Huh?" I clarified.

"Anything you did these past few weeks."

"Oh... nothing interesting," I answered.

"Really? So your romance with Eddie boy is nothing interesting?"

"You know about that?" I gasped.

"I know everything."

"Everything?" I repeated.

"Yep," Then he sighed, "And that made me realized that I shouldn't have left."

"Why?"

"You should have been my girlfriend by now." He looked at me with a smirk.

And that made me gulp, "Oh. I'm not so sure about that." I said.

He laughed, "Really... so, how about now?"

"What?"

"Do you still like me?"

"Well..." I started but he asked me something I never dreamed about him saying.

"Would you be my girlfriend?"

"Girl-friend?"

"Yes." He smiled, "My girlfriend."

"But I already have Edward. You and everybody know he's my boyfriend. I don't think that's even legal."

He scoffed, "He won't know... and that's legal. Everybody do it."

I wanted to slap right now. How could he say such thing? He shouldn't blame his mistake at me!

But I was the one who pushed him away. So it was my mistake. But even if it is indeed, it was a wonderful mistake to have Edward.

"Except for me and Edward," I said, "Why are you doing this?"

"What do you mean?"

"This is not you Jake,"

He scoffed, "I'm just saying the truth. Edward did that. Do you really think he's serious about you?"

That was my cue. I slapped him... hard on the face. I stood up and walked away from me.

"Bella! Wait!" He called. He run after me and caught me by the waist. He pulled me tight to him. His head was buried on my shoulders. He was... crying.

"I'm sorry." He whispered.

"Just tell me what had happened Jacob, please."

"I should've realized... I should've known..."

"Shhhh..."

"I should have chosen you."

"Jacob..."

"But I know you're happy now."

"Thanks."

He turned me around to face him, "Seriously, you're happy now?"

"Yes. I am." He smiled. I used my hand in wiping his tears away, "There are loads of girls for you to choose from."

He shrugged, "I should've just realized how lucky I am."

"What happened in Italy?"

He held my hand, "She knew about you. About how close we are. That's why she keeps on stealing me from you. But when I got there, it wasn't what I expected. Once she saw someone else she will have a fling with them and after, she keeps coming back to me. I've been such a masochist for a very long time. When I called it quits, she went mad and flew immediately back to Forks to destroy your life."

"What?"

"She suspected that I'm breaking up from her because of you. So she went back here for the wedding to be ... settled."

"So you mean..."

"Their wedding's gonna be sooner."

"Sooner? But—"

"That's why I wanted you to choose me over him. You will just hurt yourself. Their marriage has been arranged even before they were born. Her father is the closest friend of Carlisle and there's no way to stop it. Carlisle will loose half of the company when it has been broken."

"Edward didn't tell me... he didn't tell how complicated it will be." I whispered. So it is in my hands the future of the people who works at Cullen's? It is on my decision if all the hard works of Carlisle went waste?

"That's because he's selfish."

"He's not selfish! He's just... There's nothing wrong in being selfish! How can you speak to him like that!" I defended using Edward's description of love though it contradicted the bible passage from Corinthians. Love is never selfish.

He sighed, "Sorry,"

"You should be."

"But I won't give up on you."

"We neither." I said then conscience washed over me after that, "there are other more beautiful people in this planet! You should just keep searching or just wait for it come. There's no need in rushing love!"

"You're half-right."

I laughed, "Jake!"

He sighed, "You too are different."

"I guess maybe because of love. Love can change us... for the better or for worse. And I chose the better. You should too. She's just not the one for you."

"And he's the one for you?"

I faintly smiled, "I know he is."

He sighed, "But like I said I'll be waiting on the wings."

I sighed and shook my head at him.

EPOV

I walked away from the beach at the moment they started laughing with their arms wrapped around each other. Your bestfriend and your girlfriend? A very classic love betrayal. But how could they do this to me? How could she do this to me?

I slammed my Volvo's door and started driving furiously through the small town of Forks without any particular place to go. I just needed to be out here.

Okay. I need to be home though.

BPOV

It was already around midnight and still he was not home.

Jasper and Emmett told me he skipped his afternoon classes. A sigh came out from my mouth when I checked my phone for any of his messages. Empty.

Where the hell is that man?

I screamed in my head. A thought bothered me: I miss him already and I hate the way he makes me anxious to death. How could he run away like that without saying a thing? How could I know if he is still alive?

"Agggh!" I groaned after another round of five minutes and stomped my way inside the house. In reality, he was really the one who was supposed to be angry. I ran away with Jacob without telling him too... but he doesn't know it, right? Holy Crow. He knows. And maybe—possibly, it was the reason he was out there until now. My fault, again. Always my fault... the reason I'm suffering... the reason we both are.

But there's one simple way to break this. To end this.

I know that he had suffered so much from his childhood about his dad, and I don't want to be in the middle of that. They can be reconciled anytime if I'll be gone. He can be the next heir of his father's hard work and his father will be proud of him just like what he always dreamed.

Could I be that selfish? Tear Edward away from his father whom he missed all his life?

Heaven knows how much I love Edward—more than anything in this world combine together and I know he loves me that way too. There's no doubt in that. But is our love worth fighting? Is it worth fighting even if we know we can't fight for it at all?

Blinking headlights signaled his arrival. I wiped those freaking tears away then faced him outside. Jasper and Emmett were carrying Edward on both of arms.

"Bella! We found him!" Emmett shouted as If I'm not already outside.

"What happened?" I asked as I opened the door wide enough for them to enter.

"We found at some club with Jake—he's at the car right now—Edward just started punching him."

"And did Jacob punch him back?" I gasped.

Emmett and Jasper laid Edward carefully on the couch, "Yeah. Slightly. But he already got bruises when we found him."

I sighed for how drastic he looks like right now almost concealing his dreamy looks.

"I'll take from here thank you so much." I hugged Emmett and Jasper before leading them to the door.

"Oh, Bella," Emmett said, "Just be careful."

"Careful?"

He smiled in menace, "He's drunk." He reminded.

"So?" I challenged him if he ever had the guts to say them out.

He laughed, "Kidding. Sorry about Eddie boy." He kissed my forehead, "Bye. See you tomorrow!"

"Not looking forward to it." I laughed.

"Sorry for the inconvenience!" Jasper apologized as he kissed my cheek.

"No thank, you."

Emmett blew out a kiss, "I miss you so much, Bella!" he shouted.

I laughed, "Naw! I miss you too!" I missed him so much! The last time I heard about him and Rosalie is that... they're still the same cat and dog I'm used to.

Jasper just winked at me then dragged Emmett back to the car. I watched as the black car disappeared through the darkness. Now it was time to face him.

I shut the door and sighed at the sight of Edward. What am I going to do with you? I rolled my eyes and went to the kitchen to fetch him lukewarm water and a small towel. I bent down to his level.

"Care to explain why you drink?" I asked as I wiped his face gently.

"You first, explain why you're with him." he said without opening his eyes.

I closed my eyes. I'm right, "I asked the question first."

"Well the answer you want is my question."

I sighed, "Fine. I went out with him. No big deal."

"No big deal? But I saw you two hugging each other!" he said his nostrils flaring.

"So? We do that before."

"It's different now! I'm your boyfriend. And I allowed no one to hug you like that again!"

"Is that all? Is that all why you did this? Is that the reason you nearly killed yourself?"

"Yes." He said firmly.

"That's way immature Edward!"

He did not answer. Should I take it from here? Should I say... But I haven't say how much I love him yet. I haven't told him how much this hurts but there's no time for that. All the time we have left is goodbye.

"I'm so sick of fighting." I lied. I love when we fight... always but this fight is different from our other fights.

"What?" he breathed.

"I'm sick and tired of this all."

He sat up. His face wrinkled due to confusion, "What are you trying to say?"

I pinched the bridge of my nose between my index finger and thumb, "I'm tired."

"Tired of—"

"Stop! We've been through this again and again—"

"But it's just a simple fight!"

"That's the point!" I stood up, "its juts a fight! One stupid fight that almost cost your life!"

He stood up too, "I'm just mad and—and jealous ... I-I won't do that again! I promise Bella! Please!"

"Tell me, how can I assure my life in your hands? How can be so sure that you won't hurt me when—let's just say—when we got married and we had a fight? Or other the next time we'll fight? Do you think I will feel safe after this night?"

His eyes started to fill with tears. No.

"I swear I won't do it again!" he cried. He cross the gap between us and held me tightly in his arms. His hands and face were buried in my hair.

"Don't... not now... please. I need you." He whispered again and again.

I refused my arms for holding him back, "I just... figured... there's other—there's more life for me without you."

"What?" he asked when he pulled back but his hands remained in my hair.

I will always curse what I was about to say next, "I realized... it was Jacob who I loved all along." I said looking through his agonized eyes. Forgive me Edward... please.

He looked back to me. I tried my best out of his grasp but he was searching something from my eyes. He started leaning down...

"Don't... you'll just hurt yourself," I said putting my hand on his chest.

He sighed, "I'm sorry for intruding your life. It won't happen again, I promise." Too soon, he let go off me completely.

"And also," he said stopping at the door, "This will be the last time I'll shed tears for you."

And after that, I've never felt so alone... a perfect cue for me to finally break down in tears.

EPOV

I can picture out myself like a dead man walking. My feet just lead me where I should go. I'm too tired and I wanted to rest. In peace? Maybe. That will be a very great idea, but I won't. Bella won't like that.

And why is that I'm still thinking of what she wants and what she hates? She never cared for me! She never loved me. But I loved her too much! I've given everything I can without reservation because I know she's the one who can accept me for who I am! She's finally the one who will love me for my imperfections! And I was wrong. Very wrong.

"Bella!" I screamed on top of my lungs. They say by screaming, you can get everything out of your chest... but it didn't change a thing. Not even a tiny sting.

I sank down on my knees and watched as the tears reached down the ground. Stupid tears.

Repeated honks came from behind.

It was my Volvo with an unknown driver inside. Of course, I muttered as soon as the windows were rolled down.

"Time to go home, Young Master." Her fake sweet voice said.

I scoffed in disgust and went inside.

"No one drives my Volvo." I said as I slammed the backseat door.

"Really? Not even your own wife-to-be?" she slapped those words in my face as she drive the car smoothly.

My end.

BPOV

The next morning, my body was so numbed to go to school so I decided to sleep it for just a day. I cleaned my house which I always do when I want to block some thoughts away. It was time for my room to be cleaned which held the most memory of us.

His things were still there... his duffel bag, his shirts... oh! I didn't take it anymore. I pulled out a shirt from his bag and hugged it tightly around my body as I lie on my bed. Sobbing. His scent was everywhere. Even through the sheets that's why I slept last night on the couch. How can I forget him so quickly if I will be staying here? How can I ... move on if every corner of this house holds a memory of him?

There are no other people in Forks I can stay in except...

Is it the right time to reconcile with him?

Of course it is. I need him. Especially now.

I packed up my things. I don't care whether he'll accept me or not but he had no choice. I'm his daughter.

I locked my door and took a last glance to this house. On my doorway there was a recent newspaper lying flat on the ground. I picked it up and I don't know if I should be surprised or not on the headline:

"Future owners of Cullen Corporation revealed. Edward Cullen and Tanya Denali, the childhood and long time sweethearts finally engaged."


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