This takes place just after Bella beans Edward with the flowers in chapter 14.

I don't own Twilight. I do own a kick-ass Tyler, in my opinion.

Tyler schools Edward

Edward stood, dazed, on Bella's porch for a long time. What the hell happened? He hadn't thought things through when he kissed Bella but he didn't expect this reaction. He though, maybe, she would give him time to explain himself. He thought that maybe a good kiss would show her that his feelings were changing. He could show her that he didn't want to let her go, he didn't want her to let him go. Obviously he was wrong. And now he made things worse.

Edward got into his car and drove back to the Crowley's. He needed a shower and a drink, a short shower and long drink.

When he pulled in to the driveway, Tyler was shooting hoops against one of the garage doors. Tyler took one look at Edward as he climbed out of his car and started to laugh.

"Shit man, what happened to you?" Edward looked like crap, his hair was dusty and sticking up all over the place. He looked like someone had stolen his puppy.

"It's a long story." Edward grumbled as he started to make his way to the stairs to his apartment.

"I got time." Tyler said, passing the ball from one hand to another.

Edward stopped, he had one foot on the first stair. It might not be a bad idea to get an opinion or maybe some help with his problems. Tyler was a good listener and they had become friends.

"Can you come up?" Tyler dropped his ball and ran to the kitchen door, shouting to his mother that he was going to Edward's.

Edward grabbed a beer and a soda for Tyler when he got in his place. He tossed off his jacket and flopped on to the couch.

"So, what did you do for her to react like that?" Tyler asked as he opened his soda and sat across from Edward.

"What are you talking about?"

"By the looks of you, this has something to do with a chick. Your face says it all. You did something she didn't like and she let you have it. So, who is she and what did you do? Or he? You know, could be a guy if you swing that way. Either way, it's cool with me, man."

"No, I don't swing that way. It's a girl. I fucked up really badly. She's got me all tied up in knots. I don't know what to do. I've never acted more like a idiot before. No, that's not true. I've been an idiot with her for years. I'm just starting to realize that." Edward took a long pull of his beer. It wasn't helping but it tasted good.

"Start at the beginning. Who is she?"

"You can't tell anyone. Especially her, 'kay?"

Tyler nodded.

"Bella."

"Oh fuck man, I knew that. You get weird when she is around. But I thought you hated her. You treat her like shit, you know."

Tyler was right. He did treat her badly. He made assumption after assumption about her from the moment he saw her again. The pit he dug himself was huge and he had no idea how to get himself out.

"You saw that?"

"Man, I broke my brain, not my eyes. So, tell Dr. Tyler everything."

Edward snorted and told Dr. Tyler everything. About Alice and Bella, about Bella's letter and crush, about how he dealt with it. About how he acted and felt when he found out that she's be helping out so he could have a lunch break. About the note and the things he said to her that day. About talking to Katie and seeing Bella in a different light. He confessed to using Tyler to help Bella at school. Tyler just waved off the apology for that. Then he told him about what happened at Bella's.

It took about ten minutes for Tyler to stop laughing at Edward.

"I thought you were smart, but shit, you are really dumb man."

"Great, thanks for that. You can go home now."

"So, you don't want my help?"

"I'm in so deep, I'd take help from Mike Newton."

"Okay, first thing we need to do is…."

AN: I forgot to post anything with this out-take the first time. No explanation, no disclaimer, and no note. I think I ran out of words. Sorry for any confusion.