Thanks for all of the great reviews! Several peolpe liked Emmett at the door and so did I! That is one of my favorite parts! Anna calls Edward Eddy because it is her pet name for him. Truthfully, it annoys him and drives Bella completely insane (that's the point!).
I love longer reviews (hint hint). If I keep asking for 10 reviews I'll have to update every day! So this time I would like to ask for 20 reviews. I hope that's not too much!
Please enjoy Chapter 4, I wrote it quickly and I'm having potential writer's block (any advise?) so I hope it lives up to expectaions. Just to warn you, I have no idea how long this is going to end up being, I'm writing one chapter at a time!
Previous Engagements
Previous Engagements
Chapter 4
Explosion
I stared after Bella's truck long after it had disappeared. I was frightened. What was she thinking? What was she going to do? If anything, anything at all, happened to my love, I was going to kill Anna.
"Edward," Alice called. I turned toward her.
"Alice, Alice, what is she going to do?" My concern was obvious in my voice.
"She's just going to go home and cry for a while," Alice told me.
"I should go after her!"
"It won't help. She needs time."
I was torn. Bella was upset. I desperately wanted to fix that. I wanted to convince her that she was my entire life. Anna was inside. I needed to deal with her or talking to Bella wouldn't do any good. I sighed. Then I went inside.
Anna was glaring at me furiously. Her hands were set firmly on her hips. That woman had the nerve to be angry at me after she has just ruined everything! I could feel my temper getting the better of me.
"Leave," I snarled coldly. She was shocked.
"Edward . . ." she began.
"Leave."
"Edward, what . . . why . . ." she was confused!
"Anna, you need to leave. Now!"
"But Edward, why?" She asked.
"Because if you don't, I'm going to lose my temper and kill you. What did you think you were doing? What right do you have to barge back into my life 90 years after your expiration date? I have agreed to marry a woman that I love more than anything. Now you show up and try to ruin everything! Leave before I decide to kill you!" I exploded at her.
She gave me a startled look, realized I was serious, and ran out.
I dropped to the couch and placed my head in my hands. My mind whirled. I felt terrible because Bella was upset. I had sworn never to hurt her again, but I knew very well that I had.
Where was Bella now? Was she in her room crying like Alice had said she would be? Or had she changed her mind? Maybe she was even with that dog, Jacob? But he had left, supposedly. What would she do when she finished crying? The possibilities were frightening.
Soft, comforting thoughts penetrated my mind.
It's all right, everything will work out. Esme whispered with her thoughts.
Similar thoughts came from the rest of my family as well. I sighed deeply. I really didn't want to be comforted right then.
I sat in the center of my bed and cried. My fiancé had a fiancé that wasn't me. Didn't he love me? Why wouldn't he have told me? Even if it had been 90 years!
After awhile I realized that he hadn't known that she was still alive. Part of me felt bad because I had definitely upset Edward and it wasn't even really his fault. The other part wondered what else was going to show up 90 years later than expected.