Okay, so those of you who read the author notes, you know that I usually do Edward then Bella's POV, but I wanted to do Edwards again, so he'll be done 2 times in a row. Please enjoy ;)
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EPOV
When we left the ER it was just past 9 o'clock. They confirmed that Bella needed to have a close eye on her at all times for the next day or two, and because I had work tomorrow, I would be bringing her to Angela's tonight tonight's could spend the night.
She was sleeping soundly beside of me ad I sat in our driveway, having justp pulled in, and I just went on in and grabbed her a decent outfit that she could wear to school tomorrow and a few other things that Angela may not have for her.
Luckily she was still asleep when I got to the car, and I pulled out easily and drove the short 10 minutes to Angela's house and woke Bella up.
She was groggy, but recognized the house quickly. I chuckled when I saw Alice standing out on the porch holding her mother's hand and sucking her thumb, a habit we learned she wasn't going to grow out of anytime soon. She had a blanket draped over the arm she had her thumb sucked into her mouth, and smiled when she saw Bella, although she still seemed sleepy.
Angela laughed at her, and smiled as Bella climbed out of the car.
Angela was a sweet woman, in her mid forties and married to the mayor, Ben Cheney.
I followed Bella out of the car, wanting to watch her for ad long as I could and walked to the porch with her.
"Belly!" Alice squealed happily, tugging away for her mom and towards Bella. Bella caught her quickly and held her St her hip.
"How've you been, shorty?" she asked, smiling and ruffling her hair lightly.
"I missed you!" she said.
Bella smiled and hugged her closer before setting her down.
"Bella, I have to head home. Call me at any time if you need anything." I said, giving her a stern look.
She wrapped her arms around me and I sighed, reveling in her warmth for the short time. She let go way to soon, and I smiled gently at her.
Me and Angela exchanged goodbyes, and as I was headed to my car I thought I saw a shadow out of the corner of my eye, but as I looked over, nothing was there. I hurried to my car as a shudder ran down my spine, and double checked to make sure that Bella was in safely before texting her.
Make sure your doors are locked tonight.
I hit send and didn't drive away until she texted back.
They're locked. Why?
I just want you to be safe.
I hit send and focused on everything the rest of the way home, hoping that the thing in the bushes was jus my imagination as I pulled into my driveway.
I walked inside and double checked the locks before going back to my room. I locked the door from there and groaned into my hands as I thought about today's events.
I loved Bella. I always had, in a brotherly way since the day I met her. As she grew up I noticed the subtle changes in her body, and it wasn't until now that I realized just how much I was in love with her. It was more than just a simple, brotherly love. It was a lot more, and I mentally beat myself up as thoughts of her drifted into my mind.
These thoughts were less inappropriate, me walking through the room and catching her laying asleep on the couch with an abandoned book by her side, and me walking by the kitchen to hear her soft voice sing songs as she cooked.
Although I had known for about a year that I had a physical attraction to her, I had tried to ignore it. I let her live in peace, trying to go on with my own life, but every woman who had tried to date me held no interest. I wasn't going to he the guy to sleep around with everybody, I was going to wait until I found the one to even begin to do something sexual with somebody.
Unfortunately, I had already found her, but I knew no matter what happened, she wouldn't know. I didn't want to ruin what we had together.
I pulled my phone back out and texted her again.
You'll tell me if something bad happens, right? -E
It didn't take her long to reply.
Edward you know I would. Is everything okay? You're starting to scare me. -B
Crap. I never wanted to scare her, and my reply was quick.
I don't mean to scare you. I just don't like it when you're out of my sight. Especially with all of this going on. I just was you safe. -E
I'll tell you, Edward. I promise. Love you, and good night. -B
My chest ached when I read the word. Love. I put my phone down, as already knowing that we were talking about very different forms of love.
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Okay, so sorry for the late review. I have a case of writers block, and yeah. So, sorry for the short chapter. I'll try to make it up next time.
I'm in a hurry because it's almost time for me fo be at work. Please read and review. I know how many people are following me-and I know that almost none of them review. They're greatly appreciated.
