Chapter 18

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Bella's POV

The next few weeks continued in a similar pattern, I always arrived a little late for school, I sat with Angela and Ben at school, despite the fact that Mike was always coming on to me, and Jessica gave new meaning to the phrase "if looks could kill", and I ignored Edward at all times. It was ironic really, he'd dumped me because he didn't want to make an effort, but now he was expending all his energy into getting me back. I wasn't going to cave though, when I wanted to be I could be stubborn.

But then, rendering all my avoiding efforts useless it happened:

I was eating lunch, when all of the sudden Edward comes up,

"Bella, can I talk to you?"

"No Edward, you cannot" I replied frostily.

"Bella, I want to talk to you" he stressed loudly, everyone was staring at us, and I hated being the center of attention, so I took Edward's arm and stopped into the corridor. He opened his mouth to speak, but I cut him off,

"LEAVE ME ALONE EDWARD" I screamed.

"NO, I won't Bella, I love you, and I know you love me too, and I was telling the truth. And until you let me back into your life, I won't leave you alone."

"If you really loved me, you'd leave me alone now, or you'd never have left me in the first place."

"Bella, it killed me being away from you, and I spoke to Alice and Rosalie, and I know it killed you too. I made a mistake, and I wish I had seen that my decision was the wrong one and I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

"I don't believe you" I said. Edward grabbed me and stared into my eyes, I looked away, knowing that if I fell into their trap I would cave.

"Bella, look at me" he insisted. I continued to stare at the floor and he gripped my arms hard, "Bella. Look. At. Me" I sighed, giving up and wrenched my eyes from the floor, I looked into his eyes; they blazed with anger and love. And I knew, in that instance that he was telling the truth, he loved me.

"Fine, you were telling the truth" I agreed, Edward looked relieved, but I continued, "but that doesn't mean I can forgive you just like that." I said.

"What, but why, we love each other, isn't that enough?"

"Yes, I just mean that I'm not ready to go back to how it was just yet. I know you love me, but I need you to promise that you will never, ever again decide what's best for me. That's my job." Edward nodded fervently.

"Absolutely, I completely agree."

"Good."

"Good." Agreed Edward. He took my hand hesitantly, and I almost jumped, because the electricity that had pulsed through me on my second day in Forks had returned, even stronger, like a magnetic force, pulling him to me, as if he was calling to me. And this time I didn't even try to resist. It had been too long since I had last felt his lips on mine, and I pulled him into an abandoned corridor, we had at least fifteen minutes before the bell rang and people would pass through here again so I figured it was safe.

I pushed him up against the lockers and we started to kiss, passionately, rediscovering each other. Edward swung us around, so that I was now against the lockers and I rose up to his height, wrapping my legs around his waist. Our tongues danced together and once again I reveled in the taste of him. I pulled away only once I started feeling a little faint. Still pressed up to one another we breathed hard, our chests moving up and down in unison. Edward recovered faster than me, and pressed his lips to my neck, my collarbone, he took another breath and kissed me hard again.

Eventually we disentangled ourselves, and we were silent for a while, gazing into each others faces, re-memorizing them. I spoke first,

"I love you"

"I love you too" said Edward, he paused and dug something out of his pocket. He turned me away from him, and I felt something cold slip around my neck. Edward fastened the clasp and I glanced down, it was the locket I had sent back to him.

"Oh Edward" I sighed, "I'm so sorry about that" I tried to imagine how I would feel, had I been sent a letter like that, but it was too hard to even think about.

"It's okay love, I'm just glad you want it back" I kissed him on the cheek.

I smiled, and felt whole again, everything was back to normal, back to the way it should be. I couldn't wait to see the look on everyone's faces when they saw us back together. And that's when inspiration struck.

"Edward, how would you feel if we…messed with everyone for awhile?" Edward smirked,

"What exactly did you have in mind dear?" As I filled him in on the plan his enthusiasm grew, and we worked out the finer details of the plan. Soon the bell rang and we went our separate ways, "remember to pretend to hate me" he called before everyone else came into the corridor. I spotted Jessica walking towards us and yelled,

"JERK!"

Ohh, what's the plan?
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I hope you don't think she caved in too quickly, remember she lasted a few WEEKS, and plus, it is Edward