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Previously:
"Sure." I looked at him and smiled. He leaned down and kissed my cheek. I could help but blush. I looked back up at him.
"I will call you." And then he turned around.
I woke up this morning and I was in a surprisingly good mood. I was 20 weeks pregnant today and I was happy. This was the middle of my pregnancy. I looked down at my belly and smiled. The baby was going so fast. Well maybe it was just because I have never been pregnant before and it felt fast to me. I knew that I should be this big by now but it seemed too unreal for me.
Riley called me last night and told him to meet me at his office at 11:30 and we would go somewhere else for lunch. He didn't tell me where though. I started to get ready to go since I woke up a little late.
I was getting out of the shower and I heard people downstairs. I got dressed in the nicest clothes I could find that still fit me. I decided to let my hair just dry in its normal wavy. I put on a little bit of make up. I thought I looked good so I headed downstairs.
"She got home at three Edward. Alone. Why the hell would you let her do that?" Alice sounded really irritated.
"I was drunk. I didn't know what to do. Tanya was over and I was just confused and pissed. She was the one who did this. I was just coming over to see what she wanted last night okay!" Edward yelled at Alice.
"Edward don't yell at Alice. Listen, we will just all talk about this when Bella gets down here. We will wait and I don't want to hear anymore arguing." Jasper sounded a little annoyed.
"No need to wait. I am here." I looked at the clock and it was 10:48 so I had a little time to talk to him.
They all stood up and I saw Edward come closer to me. "Bella we should talk." I knew we needed to and I think I was finally ready. I led him up to my room and he sat on the bed.
"Edward I'm sorry for not telling you that I was going to live with Alice. I just… I didn't know how to tell you." I looked down at my hands that were gripping the bottom of my shirt really tightly.
"Bella I understand that you aren't comfortable with all of this but neither am I. But I'm more uncomfortable with you anywhere and me not knowing where you are and what you're doing." He sounded like he was thinking and getting nervous. "And about last night me and Tanya didn't do anything. I swear. We were going to but we didn't. I just couldn't." He finally looked at me. I couldn't look at him though. Even though we didn't know each other very well I knew he didn't belong to me.
"Edward, I don't own you. You can do whatever you want with who you want." I was trying to convince myself that too.
"Okay. So you're going to live with Alice? Or are we going to try? Please just let us try. I want to take care of you and our baby." He put a hand on my stomach.
"Edward, didn't you hear me at the hospital? I'm giving this baby up for adoption." He pulled his hand away. I looked at him and I could see he was hurt.
"Oh. I see." He was looking around my room. I could tell he didn't know what to say. "Bella can you please just live with me for the pregnancy? I want to protect you and do everything I can." He looked like he was pleading with me.
"Let me just think about it please. Just give me time." He looked relieved. I wasn't saying no but I wasn't saying yes either. "I have to go. I have… plans." I didn't really know what to say about Riley. I didn't know if he would get mad. Wait, he doesn't own me. Yes. I just had to keep thinking that.
"You look nice. Where are you going?" Oh no. Even though he owned me I didn't think I should tell him yet.
"Just lunch with a friend. Don't worry about me. I will be fine." I didn't really want to tell him anymore so I got up and left the room as fast as I could. By the time I got out of the house it was 11:10 and I had 20 minutes to walk to his office. It wasn't that far away but I still didn't want to be late.
I got there with 3 minutes to spare. I told his assistant that I was here and she told me to wait and motioned to the chairs against the wall. She kept eyeing me and I noticed she wasn't very happy about me being there. I wonder if they had a past.
Riley came out and saw me and got a big grin. He came over to me and grabbed my elbow and pulled me in for a kiss on the cheek. I blushed again like I did last night when he did it. He turned around to say goodbye to his assistant.
"Bye Jessica. I will be back later." She gave him a tight smile and walked off with an attitude. I wonder what that was about.
"Does she not like me? I have never seen her before I couldn't imagine why she would be so mean." He laughed. I didn't understand.
"I had a thing with her but since we worked together I knew it could never happen so I broke things off. She wasn't too please about that. Well she isn't nice to any girls that stop by. Plus in your condition I couldn't imagine what she is thinking." He laughed again.
"Hmm." I didn't really know what to think about all of this. Its not like we were really anything. Sure I liked him but I just wasn't sure right now.
We walked to his car and got in. He had a really nice car. I didn't really know cars at all. But it was really nice. He drove to this really nice and pretty restraunt. It looked like it was Italian. My favorite.
We ordered our food and we started talking. Things were going great for us. But he had to ruin it.
"So did you talk to the baby's father yet? You seemed upset, well until I showed up." He winked at me and was acting really cocky. He started laughing and I tried to laugh with him but I started thinking of Edward. I know it was really immature and childish but I wanted to get him back and make him feel like what I feel like when he brings home Tanya.
I didn't know how though. I wasn't good at making guys jealous and I don't even think he likes me. I was thinking about all of this when I saw the waitress come over back with the bill. I didn't realize that I had wasted all my time thinking.
"Sorry, I think I ruined your lunch by ignoring you. I have a lot on my mind." He looked like he wasn't bothered.
"Bella its fine. You just owe me another lunch." He winked at me again. He was so cute.
On way back to his office I noticed that he was heading toward Alice's apartment.
"Are you dropping me off? You don't have to go out of your way to do that." I smiled up at him.
"And make a pregnant woman walk from my office to her house? I'm fine with this idea better." He laughed. He always made me feel important. I looked outside and I noticed Edward walking out with a smile on his face. He looked at the car and I saw it fade away.
"Thank you." I smiled at Riley and started to get out of the car when he leaned over and kissed me on the cheek. I looked down and smiled then got out of the car. Edward looked mad and hurt at the same time.
"Bella who the fuck is that?" He came over to me. I heard a car door shut and then Riley was at my side.
"I'm Riley. Who are you and why are you talking to Bella this way?" Riley and Edward started sizing each other up.
"I'm Bella's… I'm her…" Edward didn't know what to say. "It doesn't matter." Was all he said.
"Let me guess. You're the baby's father. Me and Bella were just having lunch together. I had a great time and were probably going to have more meals together." Riley looked him up and down and Edward was getting furious.
"Like hell you are!" I didn't understand why he would get so mad. But I kind of liked it. What I didn't like was that people on the streets were starting to look.
"What, you can bring home girls in the middle of the night planning to fuck them but Bella cant go on dates with guys?" Edward clenched his fists and I knew I had to step in.
"Edward there is no need to get this mad. You have Tanya and I have Riley. Even if our relationships are different I think it should be fine." I turned around to look at Riley. "I will see you sometime. Call me?" I saw Riley get more relaxed and I noticed Edward stormed off.
"Of course." He smiled and then went back to his car.
Two weeks went by and I was packing my things to go move in with Edward. I didn't know if it was the best choice but I knew it was probably best if I was there for somebody to support me plus the noises coming from Alice's bedroom was just too much now. I needed to get out. Edward was taking boxes down when I dropped something.
"Edward come here. I think you can feel it now! Look the baby is moving." I smiled down at my stomach and pulled his hand over to my stomach as quick as I could. I saw Edward's face light up.
"Bella, this is amazing!" He grabbed me all of the sudden and started kissing me. I was shocked. I didn't know what to do. I started to push him off and he noticed so he pulled away.
"Edward!" My voice was all shaky. "What was that?" I was starting to get butterflies and the baby started moving again. I didn't know what was up with him but it made me feel mad and happy at the same time.
"Bella I'm sorry. I don't know where that came from. It won't happen again I swear." My irritation started to fade. He looked like an innocent boy and I couldn't be mad at him. I had all the boxes packed from my old room and I needed to get out of here.
"I have dinner with Riley tonight. I have to go get ready. I will see you at your place tonight. I am telling Riley that I am moving in with you today and I will have him drop me off at your house." I didn't wait for him to respond. I just left.
I was all ready to go and waiting for Riley to come and get me. There was a knock on the door and I went to go get it. I opened the door and Riley was standing there looking perfect as ever. Not as perfect as Edward of course but the next best thing.
"Hello gorgeous." He leaned in and kissed my lips. We started kissing like this a few days ago and it felt good to kiss him. I haven't kissed anybody except Edward but I did notice that this kiss didn't match up to Edward's kiss that we shared before this.
"Hello." I smiled and tried not to seem disappointed. He took me down to his car and started driving. We were driving for about 30 minutes before we got to the place that he chose.
We went through dinner and it was really great. We were walking out and I started to tell him about me living with Edward.
"Riley I have to tell you something." I was trying to sound serious.
"Oh my god you're pregnant." He was trying to make a joke. I started to laugh at him. But then I stopped.
"No. Well yes but you know that. I'm moving in with Edward. He needs to be there to help me through this pregnancy and I think it's the best." I rushed though my words hoping that he didn't really get it but hoping that he did so I didn't have to say it again.
"What?" He said and I could tell he was pissed at me. We weren't exactly boyfriend and girlfriend but we were dating for a while and I knew this would make him mad.
We were by his car now and I looked around to see if anybody was around. I didn't want anybody to see me get in a fight with him. There wasn't anybody around that I could see.
"Listen, nothing is going on." I thought of that kiss and I figured I should be honest with him. "Well, there was one kiss this afternoon but that was no—"
"WHAT?" He yelled at me and stepped closer to me. I backed up and my breath caught. I felt like I had a lump in my throat. I didn't understand why he was this mad. This was ridiculous. He grabbed my wrists. "Why would you kiss him? Are you going to fuck him too?" His grip kept getting tighter and it was hurting really bad.
"Riley, stop. You're hurting me." For some reason that made him more mad and he let go only to slap me across the face. I started to cry. I was panicking. I didn't know what to do. "What the fuck is your problem?" I pushed him away from him. I knew he was going to take this bad but I didn't think he was going to get this bad.
"You're a slut. Why would you fuck him! You have me!" He pushed me back and I fell back. I landed on my butt and I reached for my phone. I got up and ran away as quickly as I could. My cheek was hurting and I thought I was going to have a bruise there and on my wrists.
I got to a safe distance and then dialed Edward's phone. He answered the phone really quickly.
"Edward!" My voice was cracking because I was crying. "Please come get me."
"Bella! What's wrong?" He was panicking. "Where are you?"
I told him where I was and I saw Riley coming toward me. I was trying to say bye to Edward when he grabbed the phone and looked at it.
"Now you're calling your amazing Edward to help you? He can't save you from this." I heard yelling from the phone and then Riley threw the phone.
Riley grabbed me and then there was a car screeching around the corner. I looked up and I saw Edward's car.