July 27th 2005

Edward POV

I wasn't very happy this morning, which was unusual, as normally on the last day of the school year I was ecstatic, looking forward to the prospect of spending six weeks away from school with Bella. An intimate six weeks at that.

However, on this last day of school, which would be my very last day of high school, I was nearing depressed. I had been up half the night worrying about Bella.

Charlie had phoned me just after I had finished dinner to tell me that Bella had got herself upset over something, and that she wouldn't tell anyone what it was, and only that she needed to sleep. He said she had gone to bed early in the evening, only just before he had phoned me.

Of course his immediate thought had been that I had left her, and he started the conversation ready to come round my house and lynch me if I owned up to it.

Of course it wasn't true, and if anything this made me worry more, that I had no idea what was wrong with Bella. I couldn't think that there would be something wrong with baby, for we had been for a sonogram the day before, and it had been one of the happiest days of my life.

I told Charlie if it was alright with him I would go and see Bella, he said it was okay, and that he would watch out for me.

When I had arrived she had run straight down the drive and hugged me, sobbing into my shirt.

I mean I tried, I really tried to get her to tell me what was wrong, she just kept claiming she couldn't, and then she would just cry more.

Eventually she got near to hysterical, so I carried her to bed. She lay down against my chest sobbing, until I told her that she needed to calm down for the baby.

The turnaround in her emotions then was almost miraculous, and apart from crying quietly and apologising over and over again, she drifted off to sleep, her hands balled into fists on my chests. I stroked her hair and tucked her in before kissing her forehead and her stomach gently ad whispering that I loved her.

I then went downstairs, said goodnight to Charlie and let her know of his daughter current state, asleep, and then reluctantly went home.

So that was why I was trudging up the path to Bella's, not very happy at all. She opened the door for me before I even made it past the front of Charlie's cruiser.

I did a quick physical assessment as she closed the door and shouted bye to her father over her shoulder. She looked fine, and from her face I could see that she hadn't been crying this morning. In fact, she looked far more rested than I was.

She smiled and walked over to me, although her face turned to a frown when she saw the dark rings under my eyes and the pale complexion on my already near to alabaster skin.

I leant down to kiss her good morning and she received it well, until we pulled apart and she cupped my face in her hands, forcing me to look at her while she glared me over.

"Bella..." I started in my less than well reheard defence before she cut me off.

"Did you get any sleep last night?" She demanded.

I sighed and wrapped her arms around my waist, my own falling to her hips, "Not really."

She looked down, "I'm sorry about last night."

I ducked my head so she had to look into my eyes, "I just wish you would tell me what was wrong."

She spoke quietly, "Jacob."

My eyes narrowed, "what?"

She opened her mouth to speak when she was cut off by a less than appealing voice.

"She was thinking about me weren't you Bells?"

I turned to see Jacob walking down the drive towards me. I immediately frowned and Bella wrapped both arms around my middle, pressing herself as tight to me away from him as she could get.

My eyes darted from him to her a couple of times before they snapped back to him.

Indeed, maybe Jacob was right, she had been thinking of him, but as I looked at the frightened and anxious expression of her face, I knew it hadn't been in a good way.

"Well Well Edward... someone's been sowing the seed haven't they?" He chuckled and made to tower over me, and frowned when he realised he fell at least half a foot shorter than me.

I was more than positive that my left eye twitched, "What?"

He laughed and looked to Bella and then back at me, "You do know right, that's she's carrying your bastard Child."

I lunged for him when Bella caught my arm and tugged me backwards.

"Edward don't... please..." She whispered and I glanced down at her to see tears in her eyes.

I swallowed and straightened up, wrapping one arm around her waist before leading her past Jacob to my Volvo. I held her door open for her and smiled slightly.

Her eyes drifted between me and Jacob before she smiled to, and I shut her door gently. I walked around to my side and opened the door to see Jacob glaring at me.

"She'll leave you, you know that?" he called and my eyes snapped up.

A grin spread across his face, "She doesn't love you."

My eyes narrowed, "I don't see her on your arm or carrying your child, though do you Jacob?" I snapped and climbed in the car.

I hit the accelerator and left him stood by himself on Charlie's drive in a cloud of dust and my exhaust fumes. Bella reached to take my hand and gave it a small squeeze.

"Thank you." She whispered.

I smiled at her, "Its alright my love."