Chapter 3
"Live with you? Edward I barely know you! And besides, I wouldn't be able to contribute in any way and you live in a studio apartment made for one. One." I repeated with more emphasis. "And, you've helped me with my car."
"You payed for the deli bill. That's expensive."
I rolled my eyes.
"Please Bella, let me help. You have nowhere to go!"
"Ugh, fine."
"Thank you. Now just follow me back home or just come later."
"Don't you have to call your friend to tell him that you are taking it to your house."
"He knows."
"You knew I was gunna cave, didn't you."
He nodded.
"Umm...I'll meet you there soon. I just have some things I need to do." I smiled and got into my car and turned on the heat. I was freezing.
I began to drive back to Forks and when we were off the highway, I turned left instead of right which is the proper way to go and headed toward hope.
I arrived at the Macy's store and went up to the woman's clothes section and headed towards the bathroom where there were two sets of comfy couches. My friend, Angela and I had discovered it a while back when we desperately needed to pee while shopping here and whenever I'm sad, no matter what the time even if Macy's is closed I come here. I'm really good friends with Ben, the security guard. He's Angie's boyfriend.
When I began to drift away I heard footsteps coming from the entrance way and they joined me to sit on the couch. "Random." He whispered.
"I know." I told Edward. "So you followed me?"
"Didn't want you committing suicide."
"Nice to know you care." I grinned at him.
"Always have and always will."
"You've knows me for a day."
"I'm just saying in general, Bella."
"I know."
"So why are you here?"
"I come here when I'm sad, to think and stuff."
"The Macy's department store?"
"Yeah my friend and I discovered it."
"Need not to say more. I get it."
"Thanks."
"Friends with Ben?"
I nodded. "I grew up with him."
"Me too. Well, I'm friends with him but I didn't grow up with him."
"How?"
"He and my friend Jasper, my other sister's boyfriend works with him so I became friends with him. He's pretty cool."
"He is." I agreed.
"You ready to go or do you wanna hang here and meet me at my house."
"I'll hang here for a couple more minutes."
"I'll wait..."
"It's fine Edward. I'm fine."
"Alright then. See you soon."
I smiled. "Yeah." And then he was gone and I was left alone to cry.
I pulled up in front of his apartment and ran his room number that he had giving to me earlier. "2C"
"Hello?" I buzzed.
"Bella! Hey. I'll be down in a sec."
"Hurry, it's cold."
He laughed and then it disconnected.
He opened the door to his building and stuck his key in to the elevator where it called it down. The doors opened and we walked in.
"So how are all my things going to fit in your room?"
"I already made it work. Some on the furniture fits but as for the rest of your things, they are at my parents house in their storage room."
"Ugh, I feel so guilty." I said as the door began to open.
"Why?"
"Because I'm making this all difficult and I feel like an outsider."
He began to open the door. "Just pretend it's like checking into a hotel. I honestly don't mind at all."
"Fine." I smiled.
"Good." He said as he opened the door and there were three large suitcases of my things and a few items from my house that were a necessity.
"Thanks Edward."
"Anytime." He grinned.
There was a bed and a TV a door to a small bathroom and a small kitchen then a small little island. "So, while you sleep on the bed, I'll sleep on the floor."
"No, you are my guest, sleep on the bed."
"Edward, you've done enough. Please let me sleep on the floor."
"Fine, but if you are uncomfortable, you must tell me."
"Okay, I'll agree to that."
I ran over to my luggage and opened the first one full of all my clothes.
"You can just use the night table over there." He said pointing to the brown desk with four compartments. "Will that be enough?"
"Just perfect." I said moving everything into them.
"Need help?"
"I'm good." I told him.
"Okay."
"Thanks again Edward."
"Bella." He said nodding his head in another way saying you are welcome.
I finished unpacking and laid out a pillow and covers on the rug and went to bed.
My back would be hurting tomorrow.