As soon as Edward opened my door and I climbed out, we headed to the food court. We were holding hands and he was humming a tune that I didn't quite recognize. I spotted Renée and ran to her dragging Edward with me, although I think he was willing to be dragged by me. We were near a Burger King that was in the mall when my mother spotted me and the "mystery man" in her eyes. She smiled brightened as we approached her.
"Bella," She screamed, she still didn't know about my hearing, in fact only Edward and Alice knew about it. "I've missed you so much baby!" She laughed as she was hugging me tightly ignoring the hands that were intertwined. She had tears in her eyes and that only brought my eyes to even more tears. After she let me go, Edward wiped the remaining tears from my cheeks.
"I've missed you too mom. You have no idea." I laughed a little and then looked at my mother as her smile turned into a serious face that was confused. "Mom, this is Edward, my boyfriend." At the word 'boyfriend' I was smiling like an idiot and he simply shook my mother's hand and then kissed my forehead. I heard her sigh lowly.
"Bella, I already approve of him, and I barely know him." She laughed, "How long have you all been together?" She asked suddenly and catching me off-guard.
Edward then answered for us, "We just got together today, but ever since her first day at Forks High, we have loved each other, just telling each other took us longer than expected." He kissed my hand as if to prove a point, and I just blushed deeply at that.
"Wow, true love in high school, how could that be possible?"
"Mom, I believe that this is going to work forever. Please don't be mad at me for that, but I love Edward, with all of my heart." I simply said as if it was nothing, but Edward knew otherwise.
"Then why don't you-" she was cut off in my mind by Edward's lips crashing onto mine, and I melted into his body, throwing my arms around his neck. FINALLY! There is a proper kiss, as the hospital it was an attempt. The kiss sent me in a spiral of emotions, and they were all positive, nothing could ever get in the way of Edward and I. His lips molded to mine and I let a low moan for only him to hear escape as he traced my bottom lip with his tongue. I gave him access that he just couldn't deny and the next thing I knew I was sitting on a table while our lips were still trying to dominate the others'.
Finally a sigh and a clearing of a person's throat got us to disconnect. I was breathing shallowly and so was Edward, but he could talk, while I just don't think that would be possible at any moment. "Sorry Mrs. Swan." He said, "I kind of got carried away." He laughed a nervous laugh and a little bit of his concentration came back to his face.
"Oh. That's okay. That just proves that this is the real deal." She sighed, but I knew that something else was going to come out of her mouth. "Bella, you marry him whenever you want after high school, just don't think about my past and let that stop you. Don't let him go."
"Like I would let him." I simply stated and Edward shinned his glorious crooked smile at me. We said our goodbyes to Renée and Edward carried me out of the mall with me laughing the entire way back to the Volvo. He opened the door for me and I got control over my laughing feast and got into the car. He turned on the radio as he slowly started driving to his house, and he was silent. "Edward? What's wrong love?" I loved using his name for me, but this was a serious question.
"It's nothing." He whispered knowing that I could hear him.
"Come on love, tell me what's wrong." I said getting a little angry that he still couldn't trust me. I mean I trusted him and he saved my life.
"It's…hard to explain." He said and I could tell that I was bugging him, so I let that slide although he should know that I am going ask later.
I just didn't know how to respond so I stayed silent. He had to realize that I wanted to know that if something was bothering him, then it would bother me too. He finally sighed, apparently not liking the silence anymore in the car. "Bella," He started, but then he had to think about his wording I guess. I turned my head so then I was facing him, and then looked on his face to find a slight hint of horror.
"Edward? Is someone going to try to hurt you? Is someone going to try and rip us apart? Wh-" I was cut off by his head shaking.
"Bella," he sighed, "do you know anyone by the name of Victoria?" he asked.
Victoria? Was all I was able to think before I slipped into unconsciousness and the Volvo roared to the regular speed that Edward normally drove.