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Chapter 10

Bella

I quickly picked up my stuff and left the room, trying as gracefully as I could. I succeeded until I got out in the hall and managed to trip a little and ended up having to pick up my stuff. I did so quickly and hurried off to the parking lot. I didn't want Edward to come out of the art room and see me, so I escaped to my car.

Students weren't allowed to leave school premises unless they had an exit pass, but frankly I didn't care at this point. I was leaving.

I opened my truck door and stepped in and placed the school books I still had with me in the passenger seat. Before driving home I knew I had to collect myself. I let a couple tears fall that were already on the verge of falling and wiped them away quickly. I couldn't break down, not yet.

I grabbed my cell out of my bag and sent Alice a text telling her I was going home sick and to tell my teachers that as well for me. With that being done and the tears at bay so far, I started my truck and felt a little comfort as the roar vibrated through out the truck. There was always something comforting about my truck.

I put it in drive and left the school. Driving to my home and my bed. The one place I could cry and break down at for a good three or four hours before Charlie came home and started questioning me about my day and school. Hopefully he wouldn't find out about me leaving school early, but that was something I couldn't worry about right now.

I crossed the down in my old, red truck and made it home. I ran inside and went immediately to the bathroom to wash away the horrible day. As the warm water cascaded over me and relaxed my tense muscles I began to re-think the day. Or not so much the day as what Edward had said. He had told me that he had developed feelings for me. But that couldn't be. I didn't really know him, at least not the real him. The only Edward I knew was the one who made a bet about me and never told me about it. He was a liar.

That's when the tears started up. They blended in with the water from the shower and when I stepped out there was no sign that I had cried. Until they continued outside of the shower and they stained my face. Causing my eyes to redden.

I made it out of the bathroom and changed into favorite sweat pants and sweat shirt. They comforted me and I curled up on my bed. Placing my ear buds in my ear and turning on any music I fell asleep as the tears pooled out of my eyes and never ceased.

Edward

I returned to lunch and everyone questioned me. I ignored them though and they eventually shut up noticing that I wasn't going to tell them anything.

I tuned them out until I heard Alice. "Bella just text me, she said she is going home sick." Alice told everyone with a confused look on her face.

I knew she wasn't really sick. I quickly got up and walked out of the lunch room once again, ignoring the calls from my table.

I went back to the art room and got my drawing I had finished and asked the teacher if he could hang it in the halls. He told me he would put it in the display case after school. I thanked him and left quickly, my plan set in motion.

I went out to the parking lot and got in my car. I quickly sped out of the parking lot and drove across town and parked in front of Bella's house. I knew what I was about to do was going to be hard and tricky. She wouldn't believe me and she would probably continue to yell at me. But I needed to tell her how I really felt. I had felt so much towards her since I met her, and as we formed our friendship my feelings grew more and more for her.

I didn't just have a crush on her, I was pretty sure what I felt towards her was more than that and possibly even more than a like, but I'm not going to overwhelm her with all of that. I just need to talk to her.

I rung the doorbell but no one answered. I knew Charlie wasn't home and her truck was in the driveway. I looked under the rug and found their extra key. I quickly un-locked it and opened the door. I tried to be quiet as I made my way up the stairs.

I walked over to her room and lightly knocked before opening the door. When I opened the door wider for me to see inside I saw her lying on the bed with head phones on with her back to me.

I walked over to her bed and looked to see if she was still awake. Her breathing was even and her eyes were closed, so obviously she was asleep. I didn't know what to do now, but I knew I wanted to lie with her and hold her, which I did. I crawled into bed behind her and draped my arm over her and held her lightly, so not to wake her.

I closed my eyes and breathed in her scent. She smelt like strawberries and it made my heart warm and a smile over take my lips. I quickly fell into my own slumber and fell asleep next to her.

Bella

I woke up and felt something or better yet someone next to me. Scared of who it could be I slowly turned to see who it was. I recognized the bronze hair and relief crashed over me. I would be lying if a smile didn't come with the relief, because it did. I turned in his arms and faced him.

But then, I realized why I was in my bed to begin with, because of him. He made me feel this way. Helpless, sad, frustrated, angry, and about a thousand other un-explainable feelings.

He opened his eyes slowly and as they registered he too smiled like I had a minute ago.

"Hey." He said softly, still smiling.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, with no feeling.

"I came to see you and explain things."

"I told you I didn't want to talk to you, I told you to leave me alone." I reminded him, incase he forgot, because somehow he had to have since he was here.

"I know you did, but I couldn't let it be that way, or end that way. Bella you have to believe me." He told me with pleading eyes.

"What do I have to believe Edward?" I asked angry as I got up off the bed and out of his embrace.

He too got up and stood on the other side of the bed from me.

"You have to believe that I never actually went through with the bet, you need to let me explain." He told me.

"Fine, you can explain but after that I want you to explain." I told him frustrated.

"Ok, when you first came to Forks High school and Mike started talking to you that day in Biology I knew something was up with him. I've known him since elementary school and he is a scum bad. So I pulled him aside and asked him what he was up to. That's when he made a bet with me. The bet was to see who you would accept a date from and whoever you picked first would have you…" he looked at me and when I gave him a dirty look for the choice of words he used, have you, he changed the wording, "I mean, we could date you and the other wouldn't bug you for the rest of the year. I thought that would be good, since I didn't want to see you get involved with someone like that. He's a bad guy…" Edward continued saying until I interrupted him.

"But that's my choice, or it was anyway. Who I go out with. That was my choice to make, if I liked him and wanted to go on a date with him you shouldn't have cared. I wasn't yours." I told him angrily.

"I know that, I know that and I did then too. But I just…I knew you were a nice person and I knew that once you and I became friends that I could develop feelings for you. There was just some kind of connection I felt from the beginning and I just didn't want him to try any of his crap with you. I never acted on the bet though, I never asked you out. So you know I never actually did anything about it." Edward defended himself.

"Then why make the bet in the first place? If you weren't going to do anything?" I asked him.

"Because, I didn't want him to do anything. And I thought maybe if I bet against him then he wouldn't act either and then I wouldn't have to worry about it." he explained.

"But?" I asked.

"But, I ended up having feelings for you after we got closer and I just didn't know how to tell you about the bet or my feelings so I hid it or made up ways to hang out with you." He told me.

"What do you mean; you made up ways to hang out with me?" I asked confused.

"Well, I started Truth with you, ironic huh?" he told me with a light laugh.

I smiled at the thought, but then composed myself. I couldn't give in yet.

"What else?" I asked.

"Well, I lied about another thing." He said guiltily.

"What a surprise!" I exclaimed.

"Please, Bella, it's not like that. I'm not this horrible person who lies. I promise you." He told me.

"Don't promise. You might break it later." I told him coldly.

"He looked more saddened when I said that.

"What's the other lie?" I asked.

"Well, I don't really suck at art. I'm actually really good at it. I just said that so I could talk to you and get a chance to be around you more often." He told me.

"Oh." I said. I didn't know what else to say. I couldn't yell at him for that.

"Can I show you something?" He asked with a hopeful look.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Well, we have to go back to school for me to show you." He told me.

"Schools out." I told him, confused.

"Yeah, I know. Please?" He pleaded.

"Fine, just let me change." I told him, then felt my cheeks heat up at the thought of me in my worst clothes in front of him.

"You're beautiful." He told me with a smile before leaving and shutting the door behind him.

I smiled to myself and then hurried and dressed in a pair of jeans and random t-shirt.

I grabbed my jacket and left my room and met up with him in the living room.

We left walked out to the front yard and I locked the door behind us, grabbing my bag on the way out.

We were headed off to school for some reason I had no clue about. Another thing I was unsure of was the way I felt towards Edward and rather or not to believe or forgive him. I guess I would figure it all out after our little field trip.

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End of chapter. I also started thinking as I was writing this that I might end it soon. All the things I wanted to happen and had planned for this story are happening so the next chapter might be the last or the one after that. I might also have an epilogue if you guys request it, or want it. Let me know your thoughts on that.

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