Fifty - Four.

Edward and I were inseparable the night I returned to the ship. We went to a crew dinner before settling into his room for the night. I was in the bathroom getting ready for bed when I heard him start talking.

"Hi, Mum. Yes, everything is well. How's Dad? Good. Yes, she's well." He laughed, "No, she hasn't agreed to leave him yet. It's complicated, Mum, and we'd need more time to talk about it than I have right now. I know. I will. Tell Dad, I said hello. I love you, too. Bye."

I stared at my reflection in the mirror, my mouth slightly open. He talks to his mother about me? Is that normal? What does that mean? What would she think of me? She knows about Jake? She probably wants better for her son. I sighed, finished up my nightly routine and headed out of the bathroom.

Edward was propped up in bed flipping through the limited TV channels. He noticed me immediately.

"What is it?" he asked.

I shook my head.

"Why do you look like you've seen a ghost?"

I laughed a little as I crawled into the bed next to him. "I heard you," I said quietly.

"You heard me?"

I nodded. "Were you talking to your mother?"

"Yeah, so? I don't understand why you look so shocked."

I shrugged. "I guess I just wasn't expecting your mother to know about me."

He turned the light out and the TV off. He pulled my back to his front and we spooned. I felt his breath on my ear before he spoke quietly, "Why not? You're all I think about."

I couldn't help but smile. He pressed his lips gently to my shoulder.

"Does she think poorly of me?"

"Not at all. She trusts my judgement. She's thrilled to meet you."

I coughed and nearly joked. "She thinks she's going to meet me?" I asked in wonder. I didn't mean for it to sound the way it did.

Edward immediately tensed and I felt him backing away from me. "Is that such a far-fetched idea, Bella?" he said angrily.

I rolled over immediately and reached for him. "No! I didn't mean it like that. I just wasn't expecting it."

Edward ran his hands roughly through is hair. He was so mad. It made me fucking hurt inside.

He screamed out in frustration, before lowering his voice. "I don't know what the hell I'm doing with you, sometimes," he said as he shook his head.

This time, I was the one who froze. "What do you mean?" I finally said.

"You have no intention of ever leaving him, do you?"

Author's Note: Uh Oooo. More tomorrow. ;)

P.S. For those of you who read Repentance ( I know it's not for everybody), the first chapter of the sequel will be posted soon. 3.

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