Chapter 27- Goodbye AJ

AJ's POV- After Masen left.

"What did you do now, Alex?" Taylor spat at me.

"I didn't do anything!" I defended.

"Well, obviously you did because Masen wouldn't just run and take Nessie with her like that." Brooke declared.

"AJ, just tell us what happened, sweetie." My mother said.

"After the tour of the house, I asked her if she wanted to come back downstairs. She said yes, so we came into the hallway, and she just froze, like she remembered something important. She clenched her jaw. I asked her if she was ok and she said no then stormed downstairs and you know the rest." I said. We talked about it for like the next hour before I came to the decision of just asking her what happened. I ran to her house and looked through the window. She looked stressed. She was running her hand through her hair and taking deep breaths. She looked on the verge of tears. I knocked lightly on the window and she looked over. She took out her phone and texted something. Then my phone went off in my pocket.

What do you want, AJ?-Masen

I want to know why your so upset. Why'd you just leave like that?-Me

I had to.-Masen

Why?-Me

Just go away, AJ-Masen

No.-Me. She got up and pulled down the blind so I couldn't see her.

I'm still here.-Me

AJ, why won't you leave? -Masen

Because I want to know-Me

If you don't leave, I'll call the cops-Masen

Good Luck with that.-Me

Just go away!-Masen

No. I don't think I will. Let me in, tell me, then I will go away-Me. I heard her groan and get up. She opened the window.

"Thank You for finally letting me in. Now tell me what's wrong." We sat down on her bed and I put my arm around her shoulder and she leaned into me.

"First, you have to answer me something." She looked at me. I sighed. "Did you know?" I waited for her to continue with her question, when I realized that was it.

"Know about what, Masen?" I was really confused. I wish she would make more sense.

"Your Uncle Ed and his," She hesitated and got an angry and sad look in her eyes. "Ex-girlfriend." She looked back up at me expectantly.

"A little, I mean, I know what happened between them, I know she died a couple years back, She was human, so he left for her safety." She rolled her eyes at the last part. "What about it?" She sighed.

"AJ, I don't want to discuss this now. You know everything there is to know about my family and it seems that you know enough about your Uncle's background too. So please, just go home an think about it." She pulled out of my embrace, tears threatening to fall. She looked calmer, somehow.

"I don't get what you want me to think about, though." She stood up and started pushing me toward the window. I grabbed her arms and stopped her. "I don't get it. I asked you why you left and then you bring up my uncle and his ex-girlfriend. What do they have to do with anything?"

"I promise that once you figure it out, everything will make sense, AJ. If you can't figure it out, ask him. I'm sorry AJ but until then, I don't want you anywhere near me or my family." A tear rolled down her cheek.

"But Masen?" She was about to stop me when something or someone interrupted her in her thoughts. "Masen, I'm not leaving until y-" Suddenly her lips were pressed against mine. I had been to caught up in the kiss that I didn't even notice that she was slowly pushing me toward the window until she pushed me out of it. I grabbed on the nearest branch and I saw her looking down at me, half-smiling. I can't believe she tricked me. Well, actually, I can but still. I smiled, laughed and shook my head.

"Goodbye, AJ. I'm sorry." She closed her window and locked it, then pulled down the blind.

Masen's POV- Before she kissed AJ.

"I promise that once you figure it out, everything will make sense, AJ. If you can't figure it, out ask him. I'm sorry AJ, but until then, I don't want you anywhere near me or my family." I managed to choke out. I blinked and a tear rolled down my cheek. I quickly wiped it away. I hate hiding things from AJ. It hurt me to see him so confused. Four simple words was all it would take for him to understand. Edward is my dad I thought.

"But Masen?" I was about to interrupt him when I heard Nessie's shield being lifted.

Kiss him, Masen! -Nessie.

Because we were twins, it was easy for us to communicate telepathically. And aside from that, my mom has been teaching me new powers. You know that if you really try to master a power, sometimes, it is given to you. I didn't until last year when I got Nessie's power, except I didn't have to touch someone for it to work.

Why? -Me

It should distract him long enough for you to push him out the window. -Nessie

Well, I can try, I guess -Me

"Masen," He started saying. "I'm not leaving until y-" I pressed my lips against his. It felt so good to kiss him! Stop, Masen! He doesn't like you like that. I got so caught up in our little session, that I almost forgot that I was trying to make him leave. I slowly guided him toward the window and pushed him out. He latched on to a tree branch and looked up. I smiled. I can't believe that actually worked. He laughed, smiled, and shook his head.

"Goodbye, AJ. I'm sorry." I shut the window and closed the blinds. I really hope he figures it out soon. I went over and sat on my bed and pulled my head close to my chest.

"Holy Crow, Masen!" Nessie burst into my room. "What was that?" She was nearly shouting. Nobody else was home because Sage was at a friend's house and mom was hunting.

"What?" I said calmly. She was so confusing. I picked up my water and took at sip.

"You and AJ were kissing for nearly a minute!" I spit out my water. "Yeah, that's what I thought too." My mouth was hanging open. I ran to get a towel to dry of my bed and sat down again.

"No we weren't Nessie. At the most, it was ten seconds." She shook her head.

"I'm not deaf, Mase. You were kissing for exactly 56 seconds before you pushed him out the window. I'm not blind either. I saw you!" She covered her mouth as soon as she said the last part.

"You were spying on us!"

"I couldn't help myself. I didn't want to miss your first kiss." She said, blushing.

"Who said that was my first kiss?" I said smirking.

"When? Who? What else have you been hiding from me?" She demanded.

"AJ, when I went camping with him." I stated.

"Wait! I just realized something. If our dad is…who he is, then that would make AJ our cousin!" I rolled my eyes.

"Not technically. Now leave me alone, it's been a long night. Oh, and don't tell mom!" She laughed and left the room. I thought back to our kiss, had we really been so caught up in our kiss that it was really a minute. I couldn't remember. I realized a couple important things today, at least to me they were. First, Edward Cullen was my father. Second, AJ had kissed me back, which made my heart flutter just thinking about our kiss. And third, there was a part of me, and I don't know how dominant that part might be that lusted for him in more than just a friendly way.