Twilight is not mine. I'm more of a night owl.

Chapter 4

Tyler came into the library first. His famous swagger replaced with a careful stride as he walked over the table where Bella was waiting. Bella smiled and watched him the whole time he walked over to her. She didn't look at the man following him. If she had seen him she might have changed her mind about the whole exercise.

It wasn't until she heard a throat clearing that she looked at Tyler's intervener. It was Edward Cullen, Alice's brother. The boy she had made a fool of herself over more than three years ago. The boy she had pledged her undying love for only to have him ignore her. The boy who had become a man so much more handsome over the years.

He had grown a few inches, now standing well over six feet tall. His hair had darken to a deeper brown with sun-streaks in multiple shades. He seemed broader in the chest and shoulders, emphasizing his slim waist. He wore jeans and a button-down shirt, simple but on him, elegant.

Bella was, in a word, fucked. Not only was he back but she would have to talk to him again, see him almost every day, interact with him. She was sure he hated her from the look he was giving her now. He looked in pain, like someone was tweezing out a nose hair. His mouth was curled up into a sneer, his eyes cold.

The blush on Bella's face was almost vermilion in colour. She felt like she could pass out at any second. She struggled to find her breath as she stood up. She tried to ignore Edward and focus on Tyler. Bella held out her hand and waited for Tyler to do the same.

"Hey Tyler, good to see you again. How are you today?" She asked as he took her hand and shook.

"Hi Bella. I'm fine. How are you?" His voice was almost the same as before, maybe a little more tentative and unsure. Tyler still had the twinkle in his eye that Bella associated with naughtiness.

"Fine, fine. So I guess we're going to read together. I read the Philosopher's Stone last night and I can't wait to get into the others. It's one of my most favourite books. I'm very happy to do this with you." Bella knew she was babbling but made no effort to stop.

Edward cleared his throat again. He wondered why Bella was talking to Tyler and not to him. He wasn't very happy that the student the Crowleys had found to help out was Bella. He didn't want her crush on him to effect Tyler. He hoped that Bella took the job because of Tyler and not because of him. Did she know he was Tyler's intervener?

Bella finally focused her attention on Edward. She would have given anything not to be I the same room with Edward Cullen ever again. But here she was and here he was and there was nothing she could do about it. She decided to pretend as if nothing ever happened between Edward and herself. With all the mental strength she could muster, she smiled at Edward and attempted to make nice.

"Hi Edward, nice to see you." She held her hand out to him.

He looked at her hand and then back to her face. He nodded, but did not shake.

"So, you'll meet with Tyler here in the library every day at twelve thirty. For the first few days I'll stay here to make sure everything goes well. Then when everyone is comfortable I'll start leaving the two of you alone to get on with it. Is that okay with you?"

Bella was mildly concerned that he didn't even want to shake her hand. Well, screw him, she thought. She nodded back at him and sat at the table again. She motioned for Tyler to sit too. Tyler had a little trouble coordinating pulling out the chair and sitting. He seemed to lean a bit too much to one side. He grinned at her when he was comfortable.

Edward sat down with a huff.

"Do you have any questions?"

Bella cut her eyes to the side, refusing to look directly at Edward.

"Not for you," she said.

"So Tyler, what do you like? Different voices for each character or all the same tone?"

Tyler was pleased, since the accident, some people seem to forget he was able to think for himself. They would ask questions to his parents or doctors but not to him. He liked that this girl was paying more attention to him than to his intervener.

"All the same, I think. The guy who does the discs is really good and he does different accents but it's not my favourite."

Bella nodded her head, making note to listen to samples of the audiobooks.

"Cool, so I'll see you after lunch?" She smiled at Tyler again.

"Thanks Bella." Tyler looked over at Edward, Edward stood up so Tyler did too.

"Ty, why don't you go look at the magazines for a minute. I want to speak to Bella, okay?" Edward asked Tyler.

Tyler shuffled away as Edward glared at Bella.

"Why are you doing this?" He asked her not very nicely.

"The Crowleys asked me to, and I thought it would be a fun way to spend study hall. Why?" Bella had no idea why he was so mad at her.

"Never mind. Here." He shoved a piece of paper at her. "Tyler has seizures, not very often, but if he does and I'm not here, call these numbers, in order."

Bella looked down at the paper, there were about six numbers on the list. She nodded at Edward and folded the paper to put in her pocket.

"I'm certified in First Aid, my Dad insisted, so I know what to do. Anything else?" She asked, really wanting to get away from Edward, now.

"Not right now, I'll let you know if there is anything else later."

"Fine."

"Fine." He didn't have anything else to say to her. He would watch her in action to see if she was suitable. If she wasn't, he'd get her replaced.

Bella stood and watched as Edward collected Tyler and led him out of the library. She looked down at her pile of books and wondered what the rest of their interactions would be like.

AN: I forgot to add a note to the last chapter, my bad. So, yes, as almost everyone guessed, Edward is the intervener. And surprise, he is a jerk. What else would he be? We have to torture Bella a little longer before we get to the warm fuzzies.

When my son first started to listen to audiobooks he played them over and over until it felt like Jim Dale had moved into our house. I was so happy when he got earphones.