Okay so here is the next chapter. I'm sorry it took me so long. I had to go to Galveston for state FCCLA and couldn't bring my laptop with me. I will be updating more often now I think…

This chapter is the dinner from Edward's POV.

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I climbed into my Volvo after smirking at Bella. I knew she thought she was winning, but I had a few plans for dinner. She wouldn't have the upper hand for long.

"So, Edward," Jasper said from the passengers seat, "it seems that you and Bella are getting along just as well as always."

"Hardly." I scoffed, never taking my eyes off the road. "She's impossible to live around. You, on the other hand seem to be picking up where you left off with Alice."

He sighed and a goofy grin spread across his face. "I don't know how I got by this year without her. I never really stopped loving her and now that I realize that, I plan on never leaving her again."

"Aw, how sweet! Jazz is in love!" Emmett teased as he laughed from the backseat.

"Oh, and you aren't still infatuated with Rosalie?" I said, eyeing him in the rearview mirror. "We all saw how you were staring at her. And what was it that you were whispering in her ear earlier?"

"I was just letting her know how much I missed her, that's all!"

I sighed. "So now I have to deal with both of you being in love. I don't know if I can handle it; I may have to get a private room!"

"Edward, what do you have against women, against love? You're being stubborn," Jasper said.

"Look, I just don't trust women, okay? They just end up hurting you somehow. For that matter, I don't trust anybody!"

"You're mother's a woman. Do you not trust her?" Emmett teased, trying to anger me.

I was becoming frustrated. How could I get them to understand?

"Alright. I exclude my mother because, well she's my mom. But I still don't trust women and I don't have to explain myself to the likes of you."

We arrived at the restaurant and walked in with the girls. We sat at a table with the girls facing us. After the waiter served us drinks and took our orders, we began talking about our plans for the next year.

"I'm going to continue majoring in history," Jasper was saying. "I'll probably complete my Masters and teach at a college. What are you doing, Alice?"

"I'm going to continue majoring in art. I took a painting class last semester that I really enjoyed, but I think I want to try sculpting this semester."

"I'm still in my general studies," Rosalie said. "I'm still not sure what I want to do, but I'm thinking about majoring in psychology next year. Are you still majoring in business, Emmett?"

"Yeah, but I don't really know what I want to do when I finish with school."

"So what are you majoring in, Edward?" Bella asked in a sweet and innocent voice.

"I'm getting my engineering degree," I answered. "I will probably get my Masters and Doctrine eventually. What about you?" I was trying to be as nice as I could until she gave me a reason to retaliate.

"Oh, I'm still majoring in literature. I think I want to do the same thing as Jasper. Teaching at a college seems pretty rewarding, don't you think?"

"Yes, I suppose it would be rewarding." Damn, she wasn't going to make the first move! "So, Bella, are there any classes you suggest taking?"

"Yes, actually. Introduction to literature is a very good class to take when your literary skills are… lacking. You would probably be taking the class with freshmen and even a few high school seniors, but, with your literature level, you would fit right in," she finished with a smirk.

I felt my anger rising. It was true, she had always done better than me in all of our English classes…. Much better actually. It was actually her English grade that had given her the higher GPA at the end of our senior year. Although her comment stung, she had given me the chance to fight back.

"Oh, I don't have to worry about that class. I took it my first semester and finished with an A. But, you know, Bella, I heard Dartmouth has a great math department. I saw in the catalog that they have an Introduction to Calculus. Maybe, having taken calculus in high school, you can at least understand a few of the vocabulary words. If you needed help I would be more than happy to tutor you."

I knew I had struck a chord. Bella absolutely abhorred math and I had always beaten her in our math classes by a large margin. She had somehow managed an A for the first semester of our senior year, but the rest of the time, she was lucky to scrape by with a high B.

"Well, my math skills were enough to beat you, weren't they? I seem to remember giving a Valedictorian speech at graduation," she said.

"Well, seeing how much higher I scored on all of the math tests was more than enough compensation for not being Valedictorian. It really didn't bother me that much." Okay, so the last part was a complete lie, but she didn't have to know that.

"Oh, don't lie, Edward," Alice said, interrupting our argument. "The day you found out, you came home and ripped out all the pages in your literature book. I remember you had to pay for it at the end of the year."

Damn! I had been busted. I risked a glance at Bella and saw a satisfied smirk on her face.

"Are you serious?" Emmett asked. "Edward, you said it was stolen! Ha, you need to learn to control your anger, man." I scowled at him.

"Bella, that sounds strangely familiar," Rose said with a sly grin. "I think I remember going to your house and catching you shredding your calculus tests and throwing them out the window."

Bella blushed and lowered her head. I sat up a little straighter, feeling slightly more smug.

Jasper sighed. "When will you two give it up? Just listening to you fight is exhausting!"

I crossed my arms and looked away. I glanced at Bella to see her doing the same thing.

"It's a lost cause, Jazz. I don't think they can stop. They thrive off of shaming each other!" Alice said.

Our food arrived then and our conversation ended. I stared at my pasta, trying to determine if I had won the last fight. The others talked about college and began making plans for the next day.

"Oh, I just remembered!" Alice suddenly exclaimed. "The university has a dance at the end of the last summer session and this year, it's a masquerade! I think we all should go. It's next Saturday at 8:00."

Everyone agreed and Alice began planning everyone's outfit.

I wasn't really looking forward to the dance, but I would go to appease everyone. Maybe I could cut out early…

When everyone had finished their food and the bill had been paid, we walked back out into the night air.

"Well, I guess we'll see you boys tomorrow morning," Alice said, walking over to Jasper. "Let's meet about ten and we'll give you the grand tour."

I watched Emmett give Rosalie a hug before he climbed into the car. Jasper leaned down and kissed Alice gently on the lips. He sat in the passengers seat and closed the door. We all waved as I drove away, back to our new apartment.

When we got back, I immediately changed and climbed into my sleeping bag. I was trying to avoid listening to Emmett and Jasper prattle on about Rosalie and Alice. As I began drifting to sleep, Bella's face flashed behind my eyes before all faded to darkness.

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Whew, I didn't know writing in Edward's POV would be so hard! Well, I hope you enjoyed it!

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