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Bella's Pov, Part 2.

We arrived back late afternoon.

I think I may have looked around for Edward only 3 or 4 times. I had to be inconspicuous while doing so. I didn't want any more of Alice's questions.

So she feels that Edward thinks I'm nice or something? My mind mentally squealed, and my stomach fluttered with excitement. Oh the possibilities.

I didn't want to get my hopes up because I was certain that Rosalie liked Edward. I mean... What's not to like? His body is Beautiful to look at, he has the face of an angel, his voice sounds like music, he is intelligent and well travelled and just so completely swoon worthy. I do know that in reality he isn't perfect, but to me.... I can't explain. He just is.

I needed to change my train of thought because the fluttering in my stomach had intensified, and I really didn't want to come off desperate for his attention when I did see him.

We went straight to Alice's room to decide on outfits for drinks in the gazebo. I trusted Alice completely to dress me in something perfect. I mean, she's the professional right?

I had told Alice of the plans to have drinks and meet Edward's brother on the way home from shopping. She just smiled a secret smile and nodded.

I had texted Emmet after I told Alice. I hadn't heard back from him yet.

We put our bags of goodies on the couch and put the bottles of wine into Alice's bar fridge in the corner.

No sooner had we stashed the huge box of Reese's cups and the Hershey's kisses, than there was a knock on the door.

It was Emmet carrying a huge tray of sandwiches.

'Thank god Emmet!' my stomach growled loudly. 'I am so hungry!'

'Like I said before...I aim to please my ladies'. He said with a grin, putting the tray down on the coffee table.

'Thankyou Emmet, that is very thoughtful of you' Alice said, hugging him warmly.

I walked over and gave him a hug also, cutting a glance out the window.

Rosalie walked by; looking in, glaring.

'Careful bitch, the wind might change...oh, hang on, I never see you looking any different' I thought spitefully to myself.

What are the odds? I let Emmet go and walked to the bathroom to wash my hands. I really couldn't get over that girl.

We all sat cross legged on the floor, eating the sandwiches.

'So....did you buy any hot lingerie to wear and could you do a little fashion parade for me?'

'No Emmet! We are not giving you a free showing! And yes, we may have got a few lacy items, but you don't need to see them. We got Rosalie some sexy things to wear while you get that massage!' I said cheekily to him

'Oh god, I wish' he said vehemently.

'Alright drama queen; you just make sure you talk to her about getting that massage, and we will give you some space to do it. Just act casual because if you let her know how much you like her, then it might scare her away.' I coached him.

'Got it. I'll act casual. I AM super cool anyway so it shouldn't be too hard!'

'Whatever Emmet' Alice and I both rolled our eyes.

'Ohh, we got you a present.' Alice said and we both jumped up.

We each grabbed a couple of item's and handed it to Emmet together.

'OH, you guys are the best! I LOVE Reese's cups and Hershey's chocolates! And you got me some bottles of bubbly! Awesome! Thank you!'

'Well, we did promise to bring you back something nice'. Alice said to him.

'Oh! Emmet, did you get my text?' I remembered he hadn't given me an answer yet.

'Yes, and Yes. That's why I brought these sandwiches, so you girls wouldn't get too drunk too quickly and spew your guts up in front of everyone.'

'Ugh, thanks Emmet. You say things so eloquently.' I said smiling. Alice just giggled at his grossness.

'Well, you're the only ladies in my life, so I have to take good care of you.'

'Meaning, that you wouldn't if you had another lady in your life?' I asked, feeling a little concerned about the future of the friendship if he did get with Rosalie.

'Nah, my friends are my friends. That doesn't change. Period. I just may not be available for night time rendezvous, that's all!' He said laughing.

'I think we can handle that!' I said laughing at what he was alluding to .

'We should shower and get ready. Want to meet back here in 15?' I said to Emmet and Alice.

'Only 15 minutes?' Alice whined.

'That's enough isn't it? Its only ranch people.' I said to Alice.

'Yeah, but I feel like I should make an effort tonight.' She said.

'Ok, I'll be back to help as soon as I can. Quick, your time starts now!' I laughed as Alice raced into her room calling her goodbyes to us over her shoulder.

I grabbed my packages and then Emmet and I left and went to our own rooms.

I showered and changed quickly into a comfortable t-shirt dress. It was mid thigh length and showed off my legs and petite curves well. I added a belt for extra emphasis. I had to try all the tricks in the book. I didn't feel I had a great deal to work with, and I would be competing with the Beautiful Rosalie. I let my hair fall in loose waves down my back and gave myself a few sprit's of my favourite perfume.

Emmet and I met back in Alice's room within the 15 minutes, and I couldn't believe it! She was ready!

'Wow! That was quick girl! I thought we would have to drag you out half dressed!' I said to her.

'The answer just came to me when I was staring at the mountain of clothing on my bed. I needed to wear my new clothes!' she giggled at herself.

Alice was wearing a little halter dress in a pastel blue. It emphasised her bust and fell softly around her thighs. It was short, but not too short. Her legs looked long, lean, tanned and toned. She looked just perfect.

'I do have to say, you girls do look really hot.' Emmet piped up, throwing admiring glances our way.

'Thanks Emmet, you look pretty awesome yourself.' I said with Alice nodding in agreement. He was wearing a white t-shirt under a black button up shirt and blue jeans. He looked like a male model out of some Guess ads.

'They are going to the gazebo. Let's go...' Emmet was poking his head out the door, champing at the bit to see Rosalie.

We grabbed the bottles of wine, the glasses and nibbles (we had bought a box of chips and some nuts) and headed out.

As we walked toward the gazebo, I saw Edward watching us.

I tried not to stare at him but he looked so good. My mouth began to water and my stomach started hatching more butterflies.

Edward stood, like a Grecian God when he saw us coming, and told us his brother would be out soon.

I told myself to breathe. My chest had constricted and my mouth went dry. My body was having all sorts of reactions to this man and having the carrot waved in front of my face made it even more intense. Alice thinks he liked me, maybe a little? Oh lord; I so wanted that to be true.

We put our things down on the table and Edward unscrewed the cap off a bottle. Thank god for screw top lids on wine now!

He poured us each a glass and we all took seats. I sat next to Edward, Alice next to me and Emmet next to Alice. Rosalie just happened to be on the other side of Emmet. I was aware that he wanted to talk to her and not totally in front of everyone, so when Edward started talking about the new menu and also starting with Italian, my excitement grew.

I noticed that Alice started talking to Rosalie, to help break the ice with the ice queen and to help Emmet get started with some conversation.

My attention turned to Edward. This man smelled divine. It was like, fresh pine/musk and just....I don't know. ..Man. I could roll around in that smell for hours. I would rather roll around with HIM for hours, but, well....I felt really afraid of the embarrassment and rejection if he wasn't attracted to me at all. I really had had enough of that sort of treatment for a long time. Alice might be very wrong in her observations.

I was shaken out of my dreamy, watching Edward moment with a squeak from Alice.

I thought for a moment that Emmet was harassing her, but she stood and was totally eye fucking Jasper as he walked toward our group.

They stood, completely oblivious to everyone, and stared at each other for a few moments.

I waved my hand in front of Alice's face. I was worried about her. Did she know this person?

They exchanged 'Hi's' and then Alice said something super strange. 'What took you so long?'

Huh?

Jasper simply replied 'I don't know.'

They both had wondrous looks on their faces and my unspoken question was answered when he asked if they had met. Alice said that she guessed not but she knew they would.

Um, ok.

Edward stood and introduced everyone to Jasper and after Emmet and Jasper shook hands and elbow bumped, Emmet had to shuffle the seating around the table as Jasper took a seat and Alice sat right next to him.

Emmet grasped that moment to start talking to Rosalie, and Alice and Jasper started having an animated conversation. Each couple were in a world of their own.

I really enjoyed seeing my friends finally getting a small piece of what they wanted.

Edward broke into my reverie, asking my age.

When I told him, he made a bit of a deal about it, but I could tell he was happy for some reason.

I found out that he was 26, and of course I had to tease him back. I knew he had to be about that age or slightly younger. He had youthfulness about him but also a maturity. I felt so safe and happy when I was with him, and I even tried to flirt a little.

We all then decided to fess up to our ages, and I learnt we were all around a similar age.

I smiled at my friends, so comfortable with each other, and I knew it could be the start of something really great.

All too soon, the clock struck midnight, and we all decided to call it a night. I could tell that Alice and Emmet weren't ready yet, but some of us had to work in the morning.

We cleaned up the trash, and headed back to our rooms, laughing and care free, and I was enjoying the last rush of excitement that came from being with someone you have the hots for.

We all said our goodnights at the door (except Rosalie to me) and we went to our respective rooms.

When I got to my room, something felt off.

I had left my bathroom light on when I left earlier......... Could the bulb have blown?

Maybe I was mistaken. A small prickle of unease ran up my spine.

Then I spotted..... IT.

There was a white envelope lying on my floor not too far from the door.

With a shaky hand, I picked it up and opened it.

When I read the words printed on it, by blood ran cold in my veins, and I felt feint. Fear coursed through my body.

On the paper, were the names of the store and time of day I went there, earlier today.

Someone was definitely watching me. Shit!

I grabbed for my cell phone that I had left on the coffee table, trying desperately not to dissolve into a pool of hysterics. I scrolled through my phone to find Alice's number, and rang her.

'Alice, can you please come over...NOW?' I said urgently as soon as she picked up, and then ended the call. I felt a great deal of urgency for this situation.

Next I found Emmet's number, and dialled. 'Emmet, I need you to come here now, please?'

'Sure Bell's. What's up?'

'I just....there's a problem. I need your help. Come over' I said and disconnected.

Alice had arrived in the middle of my short conversation with Emmet with a concerned but confused look on her face.

I slowly handed her the piece of paper, frozen in fear, unable to speak.

She glanced at the paper, and looked at me confused.

'I think someone is watching me Alice! That's from today! I didn't do it!'

Emmet arrived when I was telling Alice this, a look of concern appearing on his face immediately. He walked over and hugged me, did a quick search of the place, then turned to Alice to take the paper to look at it.

I began to shake and Alice put her arm around me to comfort me.

There was a knock at the door and Emmet marched over to it murmuring 'fuckers' and yanked the door open.

Edward was standing there in all his gloriousness looking very concerned and also a little angry, but when he spotted me, the anger dissolved to worry.

'Is Bella ok?' He asked not taking his eyes off me.

Emmet replied 'I don't know'.

'What's going on? Why are you guys here and Alice's arm around Bella?'

Emmet gave Edward a brief run down and handed him the envelope containing the note.

'Do you know who wrote this?' he asked Emmet

'Dude, if we knew that, I could go beat them up and there wouldn't be a problem, would there? Emmet retorted sarcastically.

'I want you to come sleep in my room tonight Bella.' Alice said to me.

'I ..think..it's ok.. Emmet checked around the place...' I managed to stammer out.

'You are so not staying here tonight on your own Bella' Alice admonished.

'Ok, ok. Just let me get my P.J's'.

Alice ushered me out of there so quickly, while Emmet did one more quick sweep of the place before locking up for the night. Edward returned to his room, there wasn't much for him to do.

I showered again in Alice's shower. I just felt icky, like someone had touched me intimately without my permission. I brushed my teeth vigorously, trying to get myself clean.

I crawled into bed beside Alice, after checking the door and windows probably five times, but who was counting? ...well, Alice was actually, since she told me to go to sleep after I checked them yet again.

I lay there for a long time, seeing shadows morphing into burly men, twisting rope between their hands, bearing down and about to strangle me. I wondered, and not for the first time whether Rosalie could be behind something, but dismissed it due to timing. She was at work while Alice and I played.

Obviously nothing happened, and the result of my overactive imagination was hardly any sleep and dark circles under my eyes for the day.

Emmet came and collected me by seven in the morning and escorted me back to my room.

'I don't want you to go anywhere by yourself ok? If you need to go running or breakfasting or anything, can you let me know?'

'Um, sure...Ok, but nothing happened. Maybe it's just to scare me?' I said.

'Whatever it is, we are starting some self defence tonight girl. We can't have you wandering around untrained, with a weirdo on the loose.'

'Thanks Emmet. I really appreciate your help'.

'Anything for you, Pixy. Call me if you need me right? I'll be back in half an hour.'

He left then, to allow me to shower and change to get ready for the day.

While I showered, I thought about how I had felt uneasy before we went home from shopping yesterday, and wondered who would want to watch Alice and I for that long? Was it a pervert or someone just wanting to unsettle me?

I quickly changed into my uniform pants and left my camisole on when I heard a knock on the door.

I opened it minutely and peeked out. There standing in a shaft of light was Edward. He was looking away from me, so I took the opportunity to drink in the sight, opening the door a little more to get a better look.

His eyes swung back to me, when he noticed the door move.

'Hey' he said softly.

'Hey' I returned just as softly, opening the door wider in an invitation for him to come in.

He stepped inside, and the room seemed so much smaller when he was near.

'How are you this morning?' He asked.

'Um, I'm ok. How did you sleep?' I replied tiredly.

'Not so great, and I can see you didn't sleep well either. I couldn't stop thinking about the note and what it's supposed to mean. Maybe it's nothing, but what if it's something?'

'Yeah, I couldn't stop thinking about it either. It's probably just to scare me, although I don't know why.'

'Yeah, well, if there is anything I can do for you....I wanted you to take my cell number. Put it in your phone and if you need me, I want you to call ok?' He handed me a piece of paper with a number on it.

Oh my Lordy. In amongst the anxiety, my stomach did a somersault and my brain squealed.

'Oh baby, there IS something you can do for me, lover' I thought silently to myself, and I smiled a small smile at my lascivious thoughts.

'Thank you. I appreciate it Edward. You're a good friend.'

I reached out and touched his arm, in a friendly way, but also remembering what I had read in a Cleo magazine once; that to touch a boys arm, nearest their heart will help them fall in love with you. I can only try, and I had to start making some moves. He sure wasn't making any obvious moves.

I could feel the electricity between us when we touched.

'Not a problem' he said gently, in that beautiful accent with a smile. I think I melted or wet myself because all of a sudden I felt hot and saturated.

Emmet chose to arrive at that moment, all ready for his day, walked in and sat down on the lounge, making himself at home.

'Um, well, I'd better go' Edward said, looking at Emmet and then myself.

'Ok, see you. And thanks again' I called out the door as he left.

'Right then, Alice will come do lunch with you and we will both come pick you up after your dinner shift, ok?' Emmet said getting down to business.

'All right, but I think I'll be ok Emmet. If everyone is aware, then it should all be fine right?'

'I don't know Bella, I just don't know.'

We made arrangements to start working out after my shift. It would make it a late night for me, but I wasn't sleeping well anyway, and I could catch up in the morning if I needed to, because I was on late shifts for another week.

Emmet dropped me off at work a little earlier, but that was fine. I wanted to throw myself into work and forget what was going on outside.

Edward arrived half an hour after me and said 'You're early' before he started work.

I kept myself busy and before I knew it, Alice arrived for a late lunch with me.

I dished us up some Pumpkin lasagne and salad while she poured apple juice into glasses from the dispensers and we took a seat.

'Soooo, tell me, how is Jasper this morning?' I asked. I really didn't want to talk about my worries.

Alice, warming to the conversation immediately, sighed and put her dreamy eyes on.

'Oh Bella. He is so wonderful. I saw him this morning and we had breakfast together. Oh, when he smiles at me, I get a shiver up my spine and my stomach flips around like crazy.'

It was really odd to see my friend with a serious case of the love bug.

She was staring off into space and then said 'I never thought about it before, but that English accent... It makes me all gooey inside.'

'Yeah, I know what you mean...' I murmured under my breath.

'Sorry, I missed that, what?'

'I said I am so glad' I smiled at her and hoped she didn't question me further.

I motioned for Alice to say no more, because Jasper sidled up to our table then and said:

'Mind if I join you ladies for lunch?'

'Not at all'

'Of course you can' Alice tittered.

Jasper scooted away to grab his meal and I said quickly to Alice:

'He is pretty hot. I hope he's the right one for you. I wish you all the best Alice. You deserve it.'

'Awww, thanks Bella.' She rubbed my hand while Jasper returned.

I finished off as much of my lunch as I could, as quickly as I could to let the two love birds have a moment together alone.

I went back into the kitchen to start prepping for the dinner shift. I worked hard, trying to get away from my active imagination, and also, so I wouldn't lose steam and need a nanna nap.

Edward had gone to talk to Aro, and came back a little later.

I watched him work for a moment, boning chicken thighs expertly and preparing amazing looking food that always turned out perfectly.

He was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen and I felt like my body wanted to naturally gravitate toward him.

He looked up suddenly and caught me staring at him. He smiled and I couldn't help but return his smile. The sexual tension in my abdomen tightened a little more.

'You're really good at that' I said, pointing to the de- boned chicken, feeling embarrassed that he caught me watching him.

'Thanks. Your work is pretty awesome too, if I may say so.'

'Thanks' I said happily. That was big coming from such a brilliant chef like him.

We worked hard into the night, and when the shift was finally over, Edward started walking me out.

Emmet appeared as we were heading out the back door.

'Hey guys' He said merrily.

'Hey' Edward said. I thought I heard a little impatience in his voice or something, but maybe I was mistaken.

'Hey. How was your day?'I asked as we all moved slowly down the path towards our rooms.

'Yeah, real good. Tell you about it later though. What I really want to know is: how was your day? No dramas?' Emmet said.

'None yet.' I said simply.

Edward said quickly 'I told Aro about the note, and he is looking into it. I've been keeping an eye on her too.' He smiled at me and my heart missed a beat.

'Thank you'. I said and reached out and touched his arm again. I felt the warm buzz travelling up my arm, just from that small and simple contact with him.

Oh boy, I need to invest in a vibrator. I'll be like Charlotte in 'Sex in the City' where she wouldn't leave her room because she was enjoying her bunny too much. I snickered silently at my stupid thoughts.

When we reached our rooms, Emmet wanted to do a quick search inside and Edward helped him. They gave it the all clear and I went inside.

Edward excused himself to go shower and before Emmet closed the door he started talking to me.

'Are you all ready for tonight? I'm going to make you so sore; you won't be able to stop thinking about me tomorrow!' He was in a jovial mood.

'Is that a threat or a promise Emmet?'

'Take it however you want to, cookie. I might take it easy on you tonight, but I'll still make you sweat and every night we can, we are going to do something different. You'll feel good at the end though'.

'Ahh, promises AND threats. Well, just let me get into something more appropriate, and I'll be with you in a sec.' I raced into my room and stripped. I threw on my yoga pants and a sleeveless top with my runners.

Emmet and I left quickly and headed to the gym.

True to his word, he worked me hard, but not too hard. I wasn't unfit, but I knew I could be better.

After an hour of running, boxing, stretches and lunges, we started on some self defence moves.

I hoped I would be able to remember all of the moves, but Emmet assured me that we would go over and over the self defence part.

'You're going to have to eat more protein Bella. Seriously, you could blow over in a breeze. We need to get some more meat on your bones.'

'Thanks Emmet.'

'Don't get me wrong, you're hot and everything, but if we can get some more muscle tone happening, you'll end up being a force to be reckoned with.'

'Yeah, I know I need to, I just have trouble eating a lot of meat.'

'You don't have to Pix, you can eat eggs, nuts, beans, soy curd, cheese...the list goes on. It's not just about meat.'

We were discussing food as we walked back to the rooms.

We went in when we reached my door. Emmet did another sweep of my room and came up with nothing thankfully.

We sat for half an hour, drinking water and chatting, Emmet suddenly bursting with remembered news.

'Shit, I forgot to tell you...Rosalie is going to do a massage on me, after hours next week. Isn't that awesome? I'm going to ask her out on a date, see if she will watch a movie with me sometime. That's ok right? Like, not too corny?'

'No, that is so sweet. You're a real gentleman. I bet she'll adore you right away, and if she doesn't, I'll karate chop her!' I did a Karate kid move, making my hands into weapons in front of me. Emmet laughed at my attempt before saying

'Thanks for the support, but if she doesn't, then I guess she doesn't.' He did a little pouty face.

'You know what? I think Alice is right. I think she might just like you because she didn't even try to have conversation with any of the other boys last night. I say, go for it!' I said with determination.

'Thanks. I'll let you know how it goes, but at least I have something to really look forward to!'

'And spending time with your ladies isn't enough?' I asked, putting my hand on my heart, pretending to be heartbroken.

'Well, you know it is...but...well, there's something about Rosalie. She is like a siren that calls to me, especially at night if you know what I mean!' He laughed at himself.

'Yeah, I do know what you mean.' I said and sighed.

'Yeah, I was kind of wondering if you liked Edward a bit'.

My head snapped up to look at Emmet.

What?

Can everyone tell?

'Why do you say that?' I said finally, not wanting to give anything away.

'You just act different around him, like you're trying to hold something in. I know how that feels is all.' Emmet said.

'Yeah, I think I do' There, I finally admitted it out loud and not just to myself.

'I think there is something there for him too Bella. He seems interested, sniffing around a lot. He isn't usually this interested in any females that come here, but you are different. To be honest, some women have thought him gay, you know how the English are- a bit different from us, just because he wouldn't go to bed with them. I think it's worth taking the risk.'

Wow. Maybe. I'll think about how and when later. Right now, I had a lot to take in.

'Thank you again Emmet. You seem to come to my rescue often.'

'It really is my pleasure. I like to be of service if I can. I'm going to get ready to hit the hay. Will you be ok tonight by yourself?' Emmet stifled a yawn.

'Yes, I sure am. And with all these self defence moves floating around in my head, I can't lose!'

'Good night Pix' Emmet said hugging me tightly and laughing.

'G'night bro' I said into his shoulder, caught up in his bear hug.

I locked my door, showered and changed quickly, brushing my teeth with lightning speed and jumped into bed. I felt tired, sore and incredibly happy, knowing someone else thought it possible that Edward could like me.

I awoke later than usual the next morning, feeling a little sore as I tried to stretch it out.

I got up and changed into a floaty summer dress and went to find Emmet and Alice.

Emmet was still asleep, but woke up to my knocking and didn't want to miss breakfast. Alice was almost ready and told us to go on ahead.

When we arrived at the dining room, I spotted Edward almost straight away. My blood pumped faster and my stomach was twisting slowly. I was thrilled to see him.

I heard Emmet breathe out 'Rosalie' and it was then that I noticed Rosalie with Edward in deep conversation. My first reaction upon seeing him was to go to his table, but with Rosalie there.....

She looked up then and saw Emmet and I, and her eyes narrowed. Edward glanced our way briefly and then looked away. He didn't look happy.

My heart gave a painful squeeze and the joy I had been feeling earlier evaporated. What the hell was that?

Alice came bouncing in at that moment with Jasper and lead us to a table. Edward and Rosalie could join US if they so wished.

Alice and Jasper chatted away happily together while Emmet and I grabbed some plates and Emmet instructed me on what to eat to build muscle.

'Did you see that when we walked in?' I said quietly to Emmet.

'Yeah, I don't know what that was all about. Looks like they are both in shitty moods. Great.' He said.

'Maybe we should slip them some Zanax or something' I said, trying to lighten the mood.

'Or maybe fuck them senseless!' Emmet snickered.

'What if they are doing each other?' I was suddenly depressed at the thought, anxiety trying to strangle me again.

'Then they wouldn't be looking so cranky would they?' Emmet laughed again at his own joke. I couldn't help but give a small smile at his way of thinking.

We ate what we could of breakfast. I noticed that even Emmet's voracious appetite wasn't as huge as normal.

We escaped back to my room as soon as possible, Emmet leaving me there to head to his first shift.

I was nervous when I headed to the kitchen to start my shift. When I got there, my first instinct was to just turn around and leave.

When Edward spotted me his expression turned colder.

'What the fuck time do you call this Bella?' he growled forcefully.

'Um, Ten? When I usually start my shift?' I said nervously. I had never seen this side of Edward.

'Just get to work. These carrots need to be julienned, and then top and tail those beans.' His manner was harsh and I couldn't understand where the kind, considerate Edward had gone.

This sort of work wasn't for chef's either, but I did what I was told, trying to appease his anger somewhat.

'God almighty, cant you cut things properly? I said SLICE the beans diagonally. Do you need ME to show you?' He was leaning over my shoulder, speaking angrily in my ear.

He had turned demeaning and cold overnight.

Every time he said something nasty to me, it was like a burning knife in my chest and it ached more than my muscles within hours.

He was picking on me and I couldn't understand why, unless Rosalie had said something to him.

I had stopped for a brief lunch with Alice and told her about Edward's mood, asking if it was normal for him to get nasty. She said she didn't know him ever to be nasty, but she would ask Jasper. I wasn't overly talkative, and I left to go back to work as soon as I could, wishing I could curl up in a dark corner in my room.

By the end of the day, I was a bunch of nerves after putting up with Edwards nasty put downs and foul mood. When Emmet escorted me back to my room and I got changed, I was ready to do some damage to that punching bag.

Emmet had noticed certain coolness toward us in Edward and Rosalie too, and he told me he had spotted them, in a clinch on a seat by the pool when he was heading to work that morning. Edward must have swapped teams, and I had thought we were getting along so well.....

I went to bed that night, and after finally falling asleep, I had horrible dreams of Rosalie and Edward having a fairy tale wedding and living happily ever after. It's weird how you can feel sadness in your sleep.

I awoke early, trying to shake the uncomfortable feeling I had in the pit of my stomach.

I rolled over and noticed something on my night stand, that wasn't there when I went to bed.

Another envelope....

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Soooo...What is in the envelope and why is Edward being such as arse?

Let's find out next chapter what he is thinking....

And yes, some lemonade is being made as we speak, but won't be ready for a couple more chapters.....