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Chapter 5

E.P.O.V

We were in Bella's truck, trying to keep warm, seeing as her truck's heating was down. It was raining heavily outside.

I held her tighter as her sobs broke through.

"Ssssh." I murmured. "It's over. You're okay." I kissed the top of her head and put my finger under her chin, making her look at me. Bella stared at me with wide eyes, her tears leaving snail trails down her cheeks.

"It's okay, Bella. Jake had to know, after what he did to you." She nodded, and then took a deep breath.

"Are you okay, Edward? Jake can really hit hard." Her hand slowly reached up to touch the red mark on my cheek were Jake had punched me. I closed my eyes and leaned into her hand, savouring the moment. Then I wrapped my arms around her again and she buried her face into my shoulder. I lost track of time, sitting there.

After a long time, when her sobs had stopped, I whispered,

"I love you." She stiffened, and untangled herself from my arms.

"Edward, as much as it hurts me to say it, you know that-"

"You don't love me?" I guessed. She sighed and looked away. I pulled her back into my arms.

"I know." I whispered in her ear. She relaxed, and then looked up at me, before gently kissing me. I kissed her back, but my mind was thinking about something else. But then I was pulled away from my thoughts when it became something more than a 'gentle kiss.'

We leaned back on the seats, breathing hard.

"Tell me." I said between gasps,

"Bella, if you don't love me…" She turned to look at me.

"Then why do you kiss me when Jake isn't around?" I had got her now. She gasped, and flushed tomato red. In a second, she was out the truck, slamming the door, and walking up to her front door, keys in one hand. I got out the truck too, and followed her.

As she reached up to put the keys in the lock, I caught her wrist and kissed it.

"I'm sorry, Bella. That was out of line." I murmured. She groaned and leaned against me.

"What?" I asked.

"Am I EVER not going to be able to give into you?" I chuckled, then stood her upright and put my face close to hers.

"Well…" I breathed, "I can be very persuasive." And my lips met hers, and I felt all her anger melt away as she twined her fingers in my hair, holding me closer.

B.P.O.V

Edward's kiss had left me dizzy. But I wasn't about to admit that, or the fact that he was slowly growing on me. Not exactly love, but more a friend. They were sitting in her room, drying off from the rain. Suddenly, I heard Charlie's cruiser pull up in the drive.

"Edward." I motioned for him to sit next to me. He obediently walked over and sat down. I wound my arm round his waist, and he draped his arm over my shoulders.

"Keep your mouth shut, and for the love of God, don't mention Jacob." I instructed him. He looked confused, but kept his mouth shut. I heard the front door slam, then Charlie's voice.

"Bella?" Who else would it be?

"Up here, dad." I yelled. I listened to his heavy footsteps come up the stairs, and then my door opened, and Charlie was standing there.

"Hey, Bells-" He cut off, looking at my arm that was firmly placed around Edward's waist.

"Bella, what? Jake- But-" He obviously had so many questions, he couldn't get them all out fast enough. I glared at him.

"Bella, what the hell is going on?" He asked. It was his turn to glare. But it wasn't me he was glaring at. It was at Edward, and I felt him flinch.

"Dad, I'm not with Jake anymore."

"Why, Bells? He was a great guy, and-" I held up my hand to stop him.

"Dad." I took a deep breath. "Jacob cheated on me."

"Aw, Bells, I'm sure it wasn't like that."

"Dad, I KNOW what happened. He broke my heart. But Edward-" I smiled up at him,

"Edward is piecing it back together. I can't ever be with Jake again."

"But, Bella, aren't you going to give him another chance? I know him, and I know that he would never-"

"I KNOW HIM BETTER!" I yelled, standing up.

"Dad, he cheated on me. It hurts. It hurts so much. I loved Jake, but I can't ever be with him again! He's a FUCKING MORON who… who…" I gulped, and then said,

"Dad. I don't care if you want me to be with Jake. I love Edward and I'll never leave him. I know that he won't cheat on me. I don't care what you… I can't have you controlling my relationships, just because you think you know what's best. I…" I ran out the room, the tears coming now. Edward followed as I ran out the house and into the forest.

"Oh, God." I whispered, sitting down on a log. Edward sat beside me, a smile playing on his lips.

"And what are you so cheerful about?" I snapped.

"You said you loved me." I gasped and turned on him.

"How can you say that? And now, while I…" I had stopped, because he had reached up to brush a strand of hair away from my face.

"It's all an act? You'll really never love me?" He asked, sadly.

"Edward, I… I don't think… That would be possible." He dropped the strand of hair and stood up.

"Fine." He said coldly. Then he began to walk away.

"No!" I cried, horrified. I knew that as he walked away, this would be the last time I would see him.

"NO! Edward, come back!" He was disappearing into the forest now. I ran after him.

"Edward, please…" I couldn't keep up with him. And then I realised the truth. It was hurting so much, as he left. That was proof of my suspicions, wasn't it? I tried to argue it out in my head. Maybe it's just because of Jacob, because I'm being left again. But there wasn't much time left. I began to run again.

"Edward! I love you!" I yelled. Then, with a sickening feeling, I realised that he couldn't hear me.

"EDWARD!" I screamed. "I LOVE YOU!" I yelled and yelled, but he still didn't here me. I sat down; the sobs breaking through that I had been holding back violently shook me. I had to try one more time.

"EDWARD! I LOVE YOU! I ALWAYS HAVE AND ALWAYS WILL! Just please… Come back…" Then I felt a cold hand on my shoulder.

"Do you really mean it?" He whispered. I nodded, and in an instant, I was in his arms, kissing him. We fell to the forest floor, embracing again and again as we desperately tried to hold each other closer, as if trying to make us one. I kissed him again and again, trying to make him see how much I loved him… And then it became more than one of our regular kisses. I realised that I had pulled his shirt off, and he was playing with the buttons of mine.

"Edward…" I managed to say his name through my gasps. His breathing was equally ragged.

"Bella…" He murmured.

Everything was a blur after that.

I lay in his arms, exhausted but happy. My finger gently traced the lined of his muscles. He smiled and closed his eyes. I looked up at the sky, and noticed that it was getting dark.

"Edward?"

"mmmm?" He didn't open his eyes.

"We should go back soon."

"Okay."

"Seriously, Edward, we should go. It's getting dark." He opened his eyes and stood up, then helped me up. I found his shirt and handed it to him, laughing quietly.

"What?"

"Your hair." I explained, plucking leaves and bark out. He grinned.

"You're not looking so tidy either." He replied, pulling leaves out of my hair.

"But I like you like this. Maybe if you just took some more clothes off…" He continued. I smacked his chest.

"Shut UP, Edward. Just because I admit that I love you doesn't mean we can have sex." I growled. He only laughed harder.

"Honestly, Bella. That was a JOKE."

"Hmph." I said, walking away.

"Just put your damn shirt on." I said over my shoulder. Soon he was walking beside me, wearing his dirty and crumpled shirt. When we reached my house, he stopped and gazed at me, before lifting one pale finger and tracing my cheekbone. When he reached my chin, he drew my face to him, and kissed me, a little too eagerly. I shoved him away.

"Control yourself!" I muttered as I walked inside. I could still hear his laughter after I had slammed the front door.

This was a massive chapter! It was to say sorry for how long it took me to update. Now, I'm going to say something which sounds an awful lot like the back of a Lemony Snicket book. (Look it up in case you don't know what I'm talking about) This story seems to be happy right now, but it will end very, very, very, very, very, very, very badly. So if you don't like sad endings, switch the computer off and go invent your own alternative ending where Jacob falls off a cliff and Edward and Bella live happily ever after.