Chapter 34

He placed his hands on top of mine and pulled away, "Bella, don't."

I looked into his eyes confused, "Why?"

"Not like this," he replied back seriously.

"But I want to," I said in disappointment.

"I don't want it to be like this," he looked back at the running water.

I bit my lip and nodded as I looked away. I could feel the rejection coming hard and strong. My eyes were starting to get watery. And I knew that he could see that.

He lightly placed his hand on under my chin and brought my face up to look at him, "Don't cry. I'm not rejecting you. I love you," he wiped a stray tear away from my cheek, "I want you. Trust me, it's hard to resist you but I can't. Not like this. Not in the shower. I want it to be…special, not only for you but for me as well."

I sighed before I pulled my hands away from his hips, "You're right," I took a step back and smiled, "You think you can make me something to eat?" I asked.

He smiled before he wrapped his arms around me, "You hungry?" he asked.

Before I could even respond he placed his hand on my forehead to see if I was still hot, "Your fever's down," he informed me.

"Is that a no?" I asked with a pout.

He leaned his forehead against mine and smiled, "That's a yes. Soup?" he asked.

I bit my lip and nodded, "I'll be out in a little bit."

He kissed my forehead and walked out of the bathroom closing the door behind him. I quickly got undressed and took a quick shower. I got dressed into another pair of pajamas and walked out of the bathroom while I was drying my hair with a towel.

Edward had a small table with two bowls of soups and my roses in the middle. I smiled as I stopped drying my hair, "You do realize its four in the morning right?" I asked amused.

He walked over and took my hand in his as he led me to the table. I dropped the towel on the bed and sat on the bed, the bed was our chair. He sat next to me and placed an arm around my shoulders, "I thought this would be sweeter."

I smiled as I leaned my head on his shoulder, "You've been nothing but sweet."

He leaned his head against mine with a small sigh. I closed my eyes in content and listened to the sweet quiet.

"Aww…I missed a lot didn't I?" I snapped my eyes open and jumped in fright.

"Bella? What's wrong?" he asked.

I couldn't believe what I was seeing in front of me, "What the–?"

"Yeah, about that word…have you yet?" it was Melissa. She was back.

"What? No!" I exclaimed in embarrassment.

"Are you seeing someone again?" he asked as he looked around the room.

"Yea," I said absentmindedly, "Why are you here?" I asked still shocked.

"I'm here to help you," she replied back with a smile.

That wasn't really comforting, "Help me with what?" I asked.

"With all the ghosts that will show up in the future until you get the hang of this," she said with a smile.

I frowned a bit, "I'm glad to see you too," Melissa said sarcastically.

I smiled, "Its Melissa," I told Edward.

"She's back?" he asked as he looked around.

"Yep. And apparently she's going to be staying until I get the hang of this whole ghost thing," I took my spoon and started eating it.

Edward joined in soon after, "You feeling better?" he asked.

I nodded in response before I took another sip of my soup. I almost felt like I was back to normal. I just felt weak from all the vomiting. He wrapped his arm around my stomach and pulled me towards him.

I looked up at him confused. Did he change his mind?

"You're not mad at me are you?" he asked.

That got me even more confused, "Why would I be mad at you?"

"Because of what happened in the bathroom," he moved my hair off of my shoulder and to my back.

"OoO! What happened in the bathroom?!" Melissa jumped up and down in excitement.

I turned to look at her in disbelief, "How the hell did you get into heaven with a mind like that?"

She glared lightly before she crossed her arms over her chest, "Just because I think dirty doesn't mean I'm evil."

I smiled at her, "Yeah but still…?"

"I don't think its going to be easy to get used to you talking to air," Edward announced.

I looked back at him and smiled, "Well you better get used to it if you plan on staying here long," I patted his chest before I turned my attention back to the food.

He chuckled lightly before pulling me toward him again, "You didn't answer my question."

I looked up at him and gazed into his eyes mesmerized. I had to make myself blink to get back to earth, "I thought it was clear that I wasn't mad since I'm still talking to you."

"Yes but some women are very good actress' and can make it look like they're not mad when they truly are," he explained playfully.

I rolled my eyes, "Did Lauren do that a lot? Cause by now I thought you would know that I'm a terrible actress."

"Lauren never hid her feelings," he said a bit annoyed and mad. Was he mad at me?

"Sorry," I said looking down at my lap.

"For what?" he asked.

"I shouldn't have mentioned Lauren," I replied.

"I don't mind if you bring Lauren up in a conversation. Its over between her and me," he said as he lightly caressed my cheek.

I looked up at him, "Then why are you mad?" I asked.

"I'm not mad at you. I was just remembering all those awful times with Lauren," he said with a shake in his head.

I turned my body towards his and placed my hands on the sides of his face, "Just forget about Lauren. You're not going to go through anything she made you go through when you're with me."

"But we fight a lot," he said with a quiver in his throat.

I shook my head and slid my hands down to his neck, "What couple doesn't? If we don't fight then this wouldn't be a relationship," I said with a smile.

He leaned his forehead against mine and closed his eyes. I closed mine as well, "I don't ever want to lose you," he whispered.

"You're not going to lose me. Ever," I whispered back.

"But–," I pressed my lips against his before he could say anything else. He gently caressed my lips with his as he moved his hands down to my waist. I wrapped my arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. I wasn't going to go any further but just kissing makes me feel like I was in bliss.

"Oh my god! You two are the sweetest thing ever!" Melissa suddenly exclaimed.

I chuckled against Edward's lip which made him pull away with a smile, "What?"

I shook my head with a smile, "Nothing."

"Well thanks. Now I'm nothing," Melissa said sarcastically.

"To anyone other than me you are nothing," I replied back without looking away from Edward.

"Are you talking to me?" he asked confused.

I shook my head before I turned to look at Melissa, "Well again thanks for your sensitivity," she crossed her arms over her chest and leaned on her right leg.

I pulled my body away from Edward's, "I'm only telling you the truth. And since I'm the only one that can see you then I'm the only that will be able to both tell you the truth and to lie to you."

She shook her head with a smile, "You're unbelievable."

I grinned, "I know I am. Thank you."

"That wasn't supposed to be a compliment."

"Well I'm making it a compliment so deal with it."

My life was finally back to normal. As soon as I got better I went back to school to take the tests I had to and then moved on to college. I decided to take Forensic Anthology as my major. Why not? I already see creepy dead ghosts and have to help them find justice. If I find out what killed the pile of bones that I would be going over I would be killing two birds with one stone.

As for Edward he was in college for two majors. Music and criminal justice. He wanted to become a detective but have something to fall back on. Sure we had some tough times but our lives were perfect…or at least as perfect as it could get.

I helped out a couple of ghosts every month to help them find justice. Edward and I both made enough money to move out of Forks and buy a new house but we didn't do that quite yet…why move fast? We have our whole lives ahead of us. As for me and him doing…you know that we still hadn't found the right time for it. But that time would come soon.

Well I hope it comes soon.

A/N: The end? I was thinking of writing a sequel. Any thoughts? Tell me what you think.