Here you go! Things are still going pretty crazy, but I haven't forgotten about y'all! I hope you enjoy this one....just wanted to let you know what Edward and Bella have been up to lately!

Don't own it...

EPOV

I haven't seen Bella one-on-one in two weeks.

Ever since she showed up at my apartment in tears over something Tanya said, our time together has been severely cut short. We've both been teaching as normal, but on top of that, Bella has been avoiding my classroom and office like the plague.

She never stops by to spy on me anymore. not even when I'm just practicing. It used to be that I could never get a good hour of practice in because Bella would poke her head in to spy on me and I would get distracted by her adorable blush. Now, I prayed for an interruption.

Two weeks may not seem like a very long time, but two weeks only seeing the love of your life for about ten minutes a day is very trying on your heart. I know I am being selfish...there are many people not fortunate enough to even have ten minutes a day.

I sighed as I realized how pathetic I was being. I somehow managed to pull myself out of my thoughts long enough to survey my apartment and the leftovers of the pathetic dinner I had prepared myself; easy mac and some hotdogs I had remembered from a trip to the store last week. I cleaned up the mess quickly before making my way to the shower, reflecting on why exactly I had not seen Bella in so long.

My love was going crazy over preparing her recital. She had two weeks before she was to perform. Luckily I had managed to convince her to perform a few pieces she had learned while in school, so all she had to do was revamp what she already knew. Still, she was staying hours after closing the center each day, practicing until her fingers were stiff. The teacher in me wanted to remind her that too much practice was not a good thing. The boyfriend in me knew it wasn't a good idea.

Even though I knew Bella was genuinely concerned about her recital, I couldn't help but feel that she was also avoiding me. She had been embarrassed after that night she had cried to me, saying she couldn't believe she let Tanya's words get to her so badly. It upset me that she could believe that she was below my standards. Did she not see that she had it completely backwards?

If anything, I was below her standards. No one else would have still loved me despite the fact that I came here with intentions of tearing her music program apart, that I am a caveman when I get jealous, and that I make stupid mistakes involving our relationship every day. I do all of that and this perfect woman still loves me. Yet, now she ishiding from me.

It didn't help that Tanya was at the center "practicing" every day. She never seemed to leave, and I was getting tired of it. Every day I was forced to listen to that awful performance of the Brahms piece, Bella's Brahms piece, floating down the hall from the practice room. It didn't matter that I told her we wouldn't be working on it in her lessons...she seemed to want to break me down. Maybe she thought torturing me with it daily would force me to teach it to her properly. She was wrong. I would never teach her such a beautiful piece.

We were working on a set of Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words, which were lovely pieces. But the emotion they brought out in my heart paled in comparison to Brahms.

I knew Tanya's constant presence bothered Bella, but we were both helpless to that fact. No matter how badly I wanted to quit teaching Tanya, the excuse, "My girlfriend said, that you said, that..." just wasn't valid. We had wanted to spread music in the community, and we were bound to get a few bad eggs.

Bad eggs indeed.

I didn't want to even mention to Bella the "sly" comments that Tanya had been making to me. She always thought she was being vague enough in her advances that I would think she was actually talking about piano.

I stepped out of the shower, shaking my head as I remembered what she had said in her lesson this afternoon.

"Edward, I've been looking at another piece I would like to learn," she began, searching in her bag for a piece of music.

I shook my head, wondering what she was going to throw at me this time, and knowing full well that I would not let her mess up my lesson plans again.

I recognized the music she handed me instantly, having performed the piece with Bella a short three weeks ago. Did she honestly think we would work on this duet together? While she was making Bella's life a living hell? I had to try really hard not to laugh out loud.

"Is there any particular reason you want to learn this duet?"

"I love the piece. It looks like it would be a lot of fun." She began to hammer out the part of the duet that Bella had played.

I closed my eyes, wincing at the sound. "Have you heard this before?" I asked.

"No, I just found the music the other day."

Interesting, I thought, Hadn't she come to take lessons here because she heard me play at the recital?

"Oh?" I walked in a circle around the piano, drumming my fingers along the top as I thought, "You know, Bella and I played this piece."

"Did you?" Tanya was putting on a good act, and I almost would have believed her if it hadn't been for the slight quaver in her voice, signaling to me that she knew where I was going with this conversation.

"Yes. At the recital three weeks ago. You remember, right? Where I played Souvenir de Porto Rico?"

"Oh, is this the duet that you played? I hardly noticed!"

I fought not to roll my eyes. No doubt Tanya remembered Bella and I playing the duet, how the entire audience was laughing as we fumbled over each other on the piano bench, sticking to the routine that came with playing the duet.

"Well, if you really want to learn it..."

Tanya's eyes were wide with anticipation and I chuckled to myself before continuing.

"I know the perfect person to play the other part."

Her smile faltered, "Y-you mean...you won't be playing it?"

"No, of course not. I'm working on other pieces now, and I have already performed this piece. I do have a young student who is fairly advanced and he has been asking me for a more difficult piece. This could be a fun project for him to tackle."

I could almost see Tanya's face turn green.

"Well, actually. Now that I think about it, I have a lot on my plate with these Mendelssohn pieces. I should probably stay away from anything to difficult to add on to this."

The rest of the lesson went smoothly until she tried to seductively scoop her piano music up and give me a view down her shirt. Her overly tanned skin bothered me and I looked away before checking my watch and wondering if Bella would still be in her office when Tanya finally left.

She hadn't been. I could hear her down the hall practicing, and as much as I wanted to peek in and steal her away for the rest of the evening, I knew she needed the practice and would only be upset with me for interrupting her. So here I was, in my apartment by myself, with nothing to do.

I was just about to settle down on my couch when a familiar tune sounded across the room. My cell phone, it was Bella calling.

My heart skipped a beat in excitement as I heard the ringer begin, and I all but shot across the room to grab the phone, almost crashing into my coffee table in my haste. It was getting late, so I was surprised she was calling, but I was not about to complain.

"Bella? Hello?" I answered, barely containing my excitement.

"Edward?" her voice was strained, "Edward, I need you to come get me. I can't breathe."

Ok, awful place to end...I know. BUT, I promise there is no more dramz... Review and I'll update asap :) Love y'all!