BPOV
"Ummm... Bella... I'm sorry!" he said.
What?
Why did I even tell him that I liked him?
Why was I such an idiot?
"I'm really sorry, I don't feel anything like that." he said, "I mean, of course, I like you, but not in a way that you're implying right now."
No!
God, why!
This was so embarrassing!
I wanted to run away from here!
Why did I have to make a fool of myself?
I was sure this was going to hurt me later, but at this moment, I was just embarrassed! Why did I have to open up about my feelings?
"That's fine." I managed to say.
"I'm really sorry. I need to stop you when you're still at this liking stage." he said, "I'm glad you told me about this."
Of course, you're glad! It's me who's looking like a fool right now!
"Bella, I'm really sorry... I really like you, but..."
"That's fine." I said. I didn't want him to give me any explanations to make me feel even more stupid!
"I'm sorry." he said.
"No... May be I was just overwhelmed." I said, "You trusted me on this project, and... you know how sensitive I am when it comes to this matter because Dad never really trusts me! So I think I was overwhelmed and I misunderstood my feelings! Believe me, I'm completely fine!" I smiled. That seemed like a reasonable explanation!
"Are you sure?" he asked.
"Yeah... I mean, yeah, I'm not even disappointed. I'm telling you, I think I'm clear about my thought process now." I said.
"Okay?" he said, "I'm really sorry if I've hurt you."
"No, it's fine." I chuckled, "Anyway, let's get back to the dinner. I'm still hungry."
Well, I should have made a fool of myself after completing the dinner! It was going to be a challenging task to swallow anything right now!
"I'm not sure if I should say this or not, but it might make you feel better."
Okay, now what? I wasn't sure if anything was going to make me feel better!
"I really thought that I loved Angela, but look at me, I've moved on!" he said.
Oh, did you?
"So if at all you're feeling terrible right now, believe me, you'll feel better one day! I've slowly learned that it's nothing but a stupid emotion!" he said, "That's why I think it's better if we stop when you're at the liking stage. I'm really sorry if I've hurt you."
Why exactly he thought it was a good idea to tell me this and how exactly it was supposed to make me feel better?
He was an idiot!