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My heart melted when I saw his innocent face. Alex's words repeated in my head, "You guys aren't even really dating…" I wanted Edward to be mine. He looked at me curiously, wondering why I was late. I shook my head with a tight smile.

It doesn't even matter.

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The weather was getting a lot colder. You'd think I'd be used to it by now, but I wasn't. On the plus side, I loved seeing Edward's cute nose get all pink from the bitter cold and his soft cheeks flush….

Oh, how great it would be for Edward to be my boyfriend. For him to be all mine. And how nice it would be if I belonged to him, and only him. I wanted everyone to know that we were an item. That we only had eyes for each other and no one else.

I wanted to show that scum bag Alex who was right. I wanted to prove him wrong. And then push him to the ground. I've never met a stranger who I've hated so much. I've only known him for a few weeks, and yet he was the biggest jerk I've ever known.

When Edward and I would talk, he would smirk at me with an evil glint in his brown eyes. I would try to ignore him and try not to look at him. Lauren was still sick in bed, and it shocked me that I actually wanted her to come back. Come back to take Alex and leave me the hell alone.

I trudged to school in my huge over sized coat and mittens. My nose was running as I walked into the school. The heated atmosphere hit me like a moving train, and I was glad I finally got inside.

Edward had come to school early for a foreign exchange meeting with the counselors. So today I was by myself.

The hallway was surprisingly empty as I got to my locker. I took off my coat and set it on the hook inside. Before I could unzip my backpack, someone placed their warm hands over my eyes.

I smiled in anticipated and yanked the hands away from my eyes gently. "Edward-" I shrieked and I whirled around. I jumped back into my locker as I realized it wasn't Edward…but Alex. "What are you doing?!"

He grinned. "I wanted to surprise you." His brown floppy hair was hanging over his eyes.

I glared at him. "Just go away," I growled and turned to unzip my bag.

Alex came over to the next locker and leaned against it. He stared at me skeptically, with that same glint in his eyes. "Don't be so cold, Bella."

"Why won't you just leave me alone!?" I demanded as I stared right into his eyes. I didn't want to be near him anymore. He made me so uncomfortable that I wanted to run away, run away and jump into Edward's arms. So that he could protect me.

He eyes bored into mine. He shrugged. "I don't know…" he mused. "There's something about you that draws me to you…" He stared at me like I was a masterpiece painting. He scrutinized my features and my movements…like he was trying to figure me out.

This made me even more uncomfortable, even though my heart was beating rapidly. I wanted to tell him to stop staring at me. Or I wanted Edward to kick his ass. I preferred the second option.

"Y-You're weird!" I blurted out loudly as I slammed my locker and literally ran to find Edward.

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I was out of breath as I reached Edward's locker. He was there taking his books out. I quickly rushed into his arms. "Hey," he said, startled by my sudden appearance.

He hugged me and I squeezed him back. "I missed you," I murmured against his neck.

He chuckled softly. "I did too…even though we saw each other just an hour ago." I looked up at his face which was looking down at me skeptically. Then I shoved my lips against his hungrily. I was still kind of shaky from the whole Alex situation.

Edward was reluctant at first. But then he kissed me back with the same intensity. His arms wrapped around me and I crushed myself against him. My mind was spinning with thoughts as we kissed. Why won't you be my boyfriend, Edward? Edward seemed to notice my tenseness. He pulled away and asked gently, "Are you alright?"

I tried not to cry. Just ask him Bella! I kissed his cheek. I have to tell him how I feel. "Edward-" And then we heard someone coming into the hallway.

Edward immediately pulled away from me. As if it was a crime that he was holding onto me…

I gaped at him as he looked sheepishly at the group of teachers that were walking and talking down the hallway.

My throat got clogged up as I finally knew for sure that Edward didn't want us to go public. He wanted our relationship to be private. He didn't want me as his girlfriend. This hurt more than I thought it would. The pain hit me like a basketball being thrown at my head...only worse.

It was like he was embarrassed to be with me. He was ashamed by me. I wasn't girlfriend worthy. I knew I wasn't good enough for him. I knew it from the beginning. And yet I let my feelings get this far.

I could feel the tears coming fast and I quickly muttered a "Bye."

Then ran.

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The little tears came streaming down my face as I gulped the fountain water, hoping it would help my dried up throat. I rushed away from Edward, hoping he wouldn't see me like this.

"Bella…?" I heard an incredulous voice ask. I quickly looked up with blearily eyes and saw that it was Jacob. He took in my red puffy eyes, and running nose. He quickly ran to me so that he was right beside me. "What's wrong?" he asked concernedly. He looked genuinely worried for me as his eyebrows scrunched down.

I sniffed and I ran a hand through my straight hair. "It's complicated…" I muttered under my breath.

He snorted flippantly and then shrugged. "Nothing is too complicated for Jacob Black," he said defiantly.

"Someone's cocky," I mumbled with a sheepish grin. I straightened my back as I looked him in the eyes. It shocked me to see him so concerned for me. He really did care about me. I saw the same vulnerable kid who got attacked by a squirrel. The same kid who stuck up for me whenever I needed him. He's even the one who encouraged me to go with Edward.

He was my best friend.

Even if he didn't exactly feel the same way toward me. He was still my dearest and closest friend, but it still hurts knowing he doesn't trust me enough to tell me who he liked.

"It's…E-Edward," I confessed as the tears started forming again. The playfulness in Jacob's dark eyes turned soft as I explained to him what just had happened. I even told him about Alex and how he was such a jerk to me. It was sort of nice finally taking if off my chest. And even more comforting knowing Jacob wouldn't tell anyone, especially Edward.

"Don't listen to that creep," he comforted as he placed his hand on my shoulder. "He's a jealous creeper who has no life but to drool over you."

"What should he be jealous of? Edward and I aren't even dating…"

"Bella, I'm sure you guys are. You're blowing this way out of proportion."

I laughed darkly. "No. Believe me. You should have seen the expression he had when he pushed me away…"

He frowned and looked like he pitied me. "Maybe he's just doesn't feel comfortable making your relationship public," he offered weakly.

I cracked a smile. "Thanks. But I don't think so," I mumbled whiling trying not to cry even more.

He blinked and then said, "Why don't you just ask him…?"

I froze. I looked down at his curious face and murmured, "Because…"

His eyebrows rose as he waited patiently. "Because what?"

I laughed offhandedly. "Well, because!" This was absolutely absurd. It was quite obvious why I couldn't just ask Edward. But if it was so obvious…then why couldn't I just say it?

Jacob smirked widely, but his eyes still tender. "Just ask him Bella."

And then he walked away.

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My head had been filled with so many thoughts the past couple of days. I hadn't asked Edward, as Jacob wanted me to. I just couldn't. What was I going to ask anyway? "Um… hey Edward, why won't you be my boyfriend?"

Yeah. No.

I definitely did not want to sound desperate around him.

"Swan…" I heard a snidely voice say. I looked up from the research paper that I was typing in the computer lab. It was Lauren, apparently awoken from her sleepy grave.

"Lauren," I replied coldly. "I was hoping you had died and gone to hell."

She laughed, throwing her head back. Her shoulder length hair flew everywhere. "You are too funny, Swan. Really you should be a comedian."

I grimaced as I headed back to typing. "What do you want?" I hissed. I looked reluctantly around, hoping Alex wasn't with her by any chance. He wasn't. Thank gosh.

"I just wanted to thank you for taking care of my Alex," she explained with the same smug tone. I snorted. "Alex is a real cutie, isn't he?"

Yeah, if you like jerky jerks with no life whatsoever.

"Yeah, sure," I muttered and tried tuning her out so I could work on my paper that was due first thing tomorrow morning. I couldn't deal with another teacher giving me a lecture on how not turning in a paper on time could cause global warming. Yeah, don't ask.

"It's just so annoying how he talks about you like, all the time though."

I stiffened. I swiveled around in my chair to look directly at her. "Why does he talk about me?"

I was seriously ready to put a retraining order on that dude.

She shrugged her tanned shoulder. "I have no clue," she answered, rolling her eyes. "You're not even interesting." Then she sighed dramatically. Did a little flip of her blond hair and walked away, her heels making an annoying clacking noise as she stomped away.

Bitch.

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I dried my hair with my towel a little too violently. Every night Edward would come up and sleep with me. Like our normal tradition. Yet lately, I've been a little distant. It's just not the same anymore for me.

Every time our lips would touch…I would want him more and more. I wanted him as my boyfriend more than anything. And every time I would see him smile at me and look at me the way that made my heart just stop…I would think for a just little second…that he wanted me too.

In my dreams, he would easily kiss me without feeling embarrassed or meek. But those were just dreams. They weren't going to happen. Not in a million years.

I sighed as I waited for Edward to sneak up here. I got up from my bed and started looking for my hair brush. I rummaged through my drawer and my shelves but couldn't find it. Then I gazed at the nightstand. I trudged over to it and opened the drawer.

My eyes widened as I saw the dusty blue box….

The gift Edward had given me a couple of months ago. Back when I hated his guts. It was in the drawer where I had hid and forgot about it.

The little blue box...

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