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BPOV

I struggled to walk through my apartment comfortably on these crutches. Luckily I didn't have any stairs or slopes to cause myself any more mischief than necessary; I made sure of that when I started renting. I was clumsy enough with my feet both firmly on the floor I didn't need steps to make my life more challenging.

I slumped hopelessly against my sofa and looked up at the wall in front of me, the photos of my mother and father hung on the wall as they have since I moved in. I had taken both of the photos myself.

My mother was holding my step brother and tickling him while he laughed, her new husband sat behind her cuddling her tightly. I felt a pang of sadness in my heart for wishing she was still around and had stuck by our family. Looking in her eyes I knew however that she was the happy again where she was in her new life, and who was I to judge that.

Looking at the photo of my father I started sobbing uncontrollably. I wished he were here. He would chase after Edward, grasping his gun in his belt making Edward know exactly who was boss. I knew that I had to be strong for my father; he had saved up the money to send me to college and send me away to Chicago to get a proper job with a proper income. He was so set on getting me out of Forks; he didn't want me to resent him the way my mother did. Not that I ever could resent my father, I never ever would.

I cried until I felt exhausted, which didn't take very long considering the day I had had. I set my satchel on my coffee table and managed to struggle up to my feet. Hobbling to my bedroom I noticed a shadow at the bottom of my front door. I hobbled softly towards it, confused about what was blocking my doorway. Had I dropped something on my way in?

As I got closer I saw it moved briefly and my breath caught in my throat when I heard his voice.

"Bella?" he spoke softly, his voice sounded rough.

I chose to ignore him. He had gone through my personal belongings, I didn't care that he was sat here at my front door asking for attention.

"Bella please" he implored, I saw the shadow move and heard his hands thump on the front door, startling me a little bit. He didn't seem angry in the slightly, just desperate.

"I know you're there Bella, just please listen to me"

I ignored him still, standing as still as possible to try and get him to walk away. A long time passed before he finally readjusted his position and spoke again. This time, to himself.

"Now you're imagining her, brilliant Edward you idiot."

I smiled slightly to myself; he at least got one thing right about himself. He did have the tendency to be an idiot at times.

"Why can't I leave?"

His words confused me; he didn't actually care about me, everyday up until now and especially today just proved how he felt about me. He saw me as someone he could toy with and put down whenever he was bored or needed to vent.

"You can't leave Edward, not until you know she is okay"

His shadow changed once again to the position it was in when I originally saw it. His hands back on the floor and I knew he would be determined to stay there. I couldn't let him stay in front of my door all night; my landlord would go ballistic if he thought I had squatters.

I hobbled back to my living room and grabbed a post it from my desk, scribbling on it quickly, I hobbled back to the door and dropped it on the floor, pushing it under the door using my crutch.

I heard him mumble something then I saw his shadow snatch up the post it that had been poking underneath my door a little still.

"Thank you" he said sadly and quietly before getting up and leaving my apartment block. I hobbled back to my bedroom just in time to see him clutch the note to his chest and get into his car before driving off down the road slower than I've ever seen him drive before.

As I collapsed on my bed and started disrobing I began to think about my boss and how confusing my life had become.

I knew that he had some animosity towards me or he wouldn't treat me like trash every single day. But today was slightly different, he did show niceties in some aspects I mean he drove me to hospital, his father gave me the nicest treatment I've ever received at a hospital and he did bring me safely home.

But then to think about it he also called me staff, he threw abuse at me and turned hulk in the car. He has been very snapped and cruel in the past, physically injured me ... well it was a tiny bruise but I guess it still mattered… not that I care in the slightest.

I really didn't know what to think about him. He was of course devastatingly handsome but I would never be able to feel anything for him other than nervousness. He would and could explode at any minute and I definitely had first-hand experience of that happening. I wanted to trust him but I knew he had to do something to prove it. I needed to get in contact with him at some point to talk about working during my recovery time. I really didn't want to be the one to make the call. I just wanted to sleep and forget how tempestuous and hard my life had become.

I rested my head down on my pillow and slowly but surely sleep took me.

EPOV

I held the note in my hands tightly as I pulled into my driveway. I read it again

I'm okay, go home

It wasn't much but it was enough to let me know she had heard my external monologue. I blushed at the thought and automatically had to simmer down as I realised that she had let me sit there outside her door like an idiot when she could have let me in and talked to me like an adult!

I couldn't let myself get angry at her again. I was turning over a new leaf; I had to, for the sake of both of us. I wanted her to know that I needed to be a better person and I would try with all of my might to achieve that. I wanted to prove that I could be the best person I was brought up to be.

I walked up my pathway and heard my neighbour's voice instantly.

"Bad day dear?" her sweet voice echoed through the empty street.

I looked towards her and had to shield the sun from my eyes, I bought a house in a beautiful residential area where one would hope to raise a family. It had turned into me living on my own and being lonely every day while I see families happier by the minute passing my window, parents getting their children to wave at Mr Cullen. I would always wave back. I wouldn't lose that part of my heart.

The outside of my house was very welcoming and I hadn't let anybody inside for a long long time.

"It wasn't the best Mrs Robbins" I spoke back to my sweet neighbour. She was around 60 year old and lived with her husband. Her kids had long grown up and left home to be having their own children. I wanted that life.

"Chin up sweet boy, I'm sure there's a beautiful girl out there ready to make you a happy man!" she winked at me and I couldn't help by smile.

"Let's hope so eh" the only thing I could say back to her was open ended.

It bothered me slightly that as soon as she explained that there was a beautiful girl for me out there, I automatically thought of Bella. I shouldn't be thinking of her like that. I didn't have the right to think of her like that. Before the lovely old lady could say anything else I waved and entered my home.

And remembered exactly why I didn't like living here.

My home was cold and unwelcoming for a reason. Anyone that came in left pretty quickly and that's the way I had decorated it on purpose. Everything was white and there was one of everything. One dining set, one dining chair, one armchair, one towel one toothbrush. Everything was made for one in this house. Nobody felt welcome, not even me.

I sat down on my armchair and already knew I wanted to go straight to bed. Getting up and walking to my bed I put my note from Bella down on my bedside table and sat on the edge of my bed. I rubbed my face and began undressing. Pulling my phone out from my breast pocket and putting it on my bed.

When I was just in my underwear I slipped under the sheets and stared at the blank lock screen of my phone. Pressing unlock I noticed that I had missed calls and texts from Tanya and sluts at work. Also a text from my father. I automatically deleted anything from any woman; I didn't need that shit on my phone. I didn't even have their numbers saved I just recognised them because of the amount of times they did text me. I read my father's message

Hey son, I trust Isabella got home safely and that you looked after her to the best of your abilities. Come for a drink with me soon, before I leave for home. I wish you would visit your family more. We miss you terribly. Be safe x

I smiled and typed out a quick reply before turning on my side and holding my phone in front of me.

I wished I had the files from work on me to get Bella's number. I didn't have anyone's number but family on my phone. Everybody had this number as it is my work phone aswell as my personal phone. I don't have much of a personal life so I killed two birds with one stone by getting one phone.

I began thinking over everything that had happened since I had known Bella and eventually drifted off to sleep.

Monday

BPOV

I sat nervously on my bed with my laptop on my legs, hovering over the email address for Edward and wondering whether or not to email him to ask for my work. I had waited and stuck to my word all weekend by not contacting him, and armed with my sick note I would stay in bed for another couple of weeks. I was bored already.

I wanted someone to talk to, I grabbed my laptop and powered it up and opened my emails. I began writing

To: AliMasen

Sender: BellaSwan

Hey Ali, lord have I got a story to tell you

It all happened a few days ago…

I continued writing until my hands were tired and the story of my dreadful weekend was done! I hit send straight away and waited for a reply. It didn't take her longer than 5 minutes to log into our chat room and start typing.

Alice: You have GOT to be kidding me B!

Bella: I swear all of it happened; I'm lying in bed right now with my legs bandaged up!

Alice: What are you going to do about him B?!

Bella: I don't know, I mean sometimes he can be the sweetest guy. We were chatting in his car on the way to the hospital and talking about his parents and he was just so lovely to be around, seriously you would agree with me

Alice: But he's a lunatic right?

Bella: He's not a lunatic but I mean yeah he went through my bag! That pissed me off so much!

Ali: Why, did you leave your vibrator in there or something?

Bella: ALICE! NO!

Alice: I'm just asking Bells! Seriously that stuff happens

Bella: I really don't want to know Ali, just listen! He went through my things

Alice: yeah okay that's pretty low but what did he see that annoyed you so much!

Bella: My photographs!

Alice: Are we seriously talking about this again Bella, get over it! You're meant to be selling these prints and you can't even handle people looking at them!

Bella: It's private stuff Ali!

Alice: No it isn't! They're so beautiful, people NEED to see them girl!

Bella: Not him!

Alice: Why?!

Bella: I just don't want him to see them!

Alice: Yes but I don't understand why you don't want him to

Bella: Can you just drop it okay!

Alice: wait a minute

Bella: what

Alice: YOU LOVE HIM

Bella: Oh god, Alice no I don't!

Alice: You totally love him! You're worried about what he will think when he sees them! You're embarrassed! Ha classic Bella

Bella: Oh please Alice, I don't love him! He's attractive sure but I don't want to be in a relationship with the hulk!

Alice: Who said anything about a relationship? Why don't you just have sex with him and then you won't be worried anymore!

Bella: Okay now I know you have lost it, what would you do is Lilliane saw what you were saying on here!

Alice: Oh please, Lill is 3 years old and she's in the garden playing with her tea set right now, I'm watching her through the window!

Bella: I miss her

Alice: And we ALL miss you Bella now back to your boss!

Bella: I'm not having sex with him Alice, he's volatile. If I'm honest he scares me a bit!

Alice: Like genuinely scares you?

Bella: Yes!

Alice: Okay then, well maybe you just need to let him make it up to you! I mean he did invade your privacy!

Bella: How can I get him to make it up to me?

Alice: Well don't tell him for a start! Make him work for it. Did he seem super pissed off when you passed him the note?

Bella: he said thank you

Alice: in a pissy way?

Bella: no in a really sad way

Alice: aha! Then you might not have to make him make it up to you, he might just be planning it himself!

Bella: I don't think so, he's not really that sort of person

Alice: Sure, just keep your eye out Bella; you always were one to miss an opportunity!

Bella: I'll try

Alice: OOP! Must dash my beautiful friend, Lillianne just put the cat in her play oven! Love you, talk soon! Xxx

Alice has left the chat room

I laughed to myself imagining Lillianne doing that and Alice running down the garden after her.

I really did miss them back at home; I wanted to visit them soon. Obviously I couldn't like this, but I would visit them soon.

Just as I was planning how to travel all the way back to Forks I heard the engine of my truck getting closer. Seriously you could hear it a mile away and I knew it was mine. I pushed myself to a sitting position and pulled the closest thing to me over my head

It would be Edward's shirt wouldn't it.

And sure enough I see my truck in my parking spot at the front of the apartment block. I notice Edward in the driving seat and automatically gasp. He couldn't see me like this!

All I was wearing was his shirt!

I hobbled over to my dresser and pulled out some black shorts and put them on the floor manoeuvring them up my legs. As I was finally dressed I heard a knock at my front door. Avoiding looking out of the window altogether I hobbled through my bedroom and into the hallway, seeing a shadow underneath the door. When I heard footsteps walk away I got confused.

I walked as fast as I could to the door and opened it.

What I saw shocked me.

A bag on the left, filled with files and a long note settled on top with my memory stick of clients. I knew it was the work I had left on my desk. He had brought it for me.

On the right of the bag was something altogether shocking. A small hamper full of bandages and first aid stuff, confectionary, a few movies, muffins and on top, a single white rose with a ribbon on it. I manoeuvred the things inside my apartment, dumping the bag of work on my bed and gently placing the hamper down next to it. I ditched my crutches letting them fall on the floor and grabbed my rose before walking to the window.

I drew the curtains fully, revealing my huge floor to ceiling window and saw Edward retreating with his head down. He left my truck where it was, making sure it was locked and then headed in the opposite direction. Walking away.

I was sure he would continue but he paused for a moment, turning slowly and looked directly up at me.

I saw his eyes wander over my body and his breath catch before he looked at the rose and smiled. He slowly looked into my face and what I saw was breath taking. His eyes looked so much brighter than I had ever seen them before. He bit his lip and furrowed him brow slightly which made me realise I still had the stupid confused look on my face.

I had to let him know I appreciated the effort.

I brought the rose up to my nose and inhaled softly, gushing over the smell and I couldn't help but smile wider than I have in a long time. He saw my smile and smiled back.

I nodded to him and brought the rose back down.

He nodded back slightly before turning and walking away. His head still looking at the ground.

I turned and looked at everything on my bed.

What the hell am I going to do now

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