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20. Infinity

Bpov:

It was about four thirty in the afternoon and the only reason I knew this was because I kept on checking the clock on the dashboard. We drove in silence for the last half hour, Edward gripped the steering wheel so tightly I could see exactly every muscle in his arms protesting against all the tension. I waited for him to relax but he never did, his jaw was set and he just concentrated on the road. I turned on the radio hoping that the classical music will soothe him, but to no avail, he remind as stiff as a corpse. I just couldn't handle all the tension anymore.

"Edward, would you please just talk to me." I said placing my hand on his knee. His head jerked and he looked at me as if he saw me for the first time today.

He relaxed and smiled taking my hand. "I'm sorry. I was caught up in some old memories."

I wanted to ask him about it but was afraid he might become catatonic again. I searched in my head frantically for something to talk about hoping it would distract him. I saw that we were entering Seattle.

"So what are we going to do until the concert?" I asked curiously. He smiled and winked at me. I sighed silently happy that he seemed to be back to normal.

"It's a surprise. I planned a little something for us." He planned a surprise for us? I so have the best boyfriend ever. I paid closer attention to our surroundings. He drove in the direction of the stadium where Linken Park was going to perform tonight.

"So what kind of surprise is it?" I asked not able to contain my curiosity any longer.

He cocked an eyebrow at me. "You'll just have to wait and see Mrs. Swan. I didn't think you were capable of impatience."

I glared at him. "I'm not impatient, I'm just curious."

He laughed. "What is the difference?" He asked as he pulled into a parking space next to a fancy looking restaurant. He didn't get out immediately and looked at me obviously expecting an answer.

"Whatever you want the difference to be." He smiled and leaned over to me. He stopped when his face was only inches from mine drowning me in his musky scent. It made me lightheaded and I felt how heat began to flood my body. He lifted his hand trailing it down my jaw line. I felt how goose bumps spread over my arms and began breathing erratically. His other hand slid behind my back and pulled me towards him.

"I'm curious to know just what effect I have on you." He said as he bent down kissing along my exposed collarbone. When he reached my neck he bit down softly causing me to whimper out loudly.

I couldn't think straight, all I could think about was Edward and the effect his caresses had on me. I turned sideways in my seat to give him better access to my neck as he started kissing his way to my ear. I tilted my head as he lightly sucked my ear lobe and felt his hand drop to my side. He snuck it under my shirt moving up my side and over my ribs causing my breath to hitch. My hands were entangled in his hair as I tried to pull his face to mine. I felt as he smiled in my neck.

"So impatient, my love." He bit down on my earlobe and my hips pushed forward into him as all kinds of emotions ran trough my body. His hand kept creeping up my side and finally stopped just below my breast, his thumb grazed the bottom softly.

"Edward, please." I whispered longing to kiss him.

Finally he obliged as his lips found mine and I kissed him with such passion to show him what he was doing to me. His hand slid under my bra and cupped my breast. He squeezed softly and I moaned out, he seized the moment and pushed his tongue into my mouth through my parted lips. I whimpered into his mouth as his thumb grazed over the peak of my breast caressing it softly. His kiss was tender and yet demanding, his actions both soft but urgent. After what felt like ages he pulled away and we both gasped for much needed air.

"I think that both impatience and curiosity are bad characteristics, especially when they are used together." He kissed my nose quickly and climbed out of the car. The cold breeze that blew in through the open door washed over me and cooled my warm body. He walked around to my side and opened my door. "Now I'm starving so would you come along please before I get back into that car and do something we'll regret later." I blushed as I climbed out of the car. Typical Bella, you're definitely the only teenager who could have a kiss like that and then blush about it afterwards. I thought to myself as Edward took my hand and led me towards the restaurant.

He held the door for me as we entered and a waiter welcomed us smiling. He showed us to a table in a private corner and after informing us that someone will tend to us soon, he left.

"Is this your big surprise? A fancy dinner, I must say you're not very original Mr. Cullen." I said jokingly to him.

"No, I told you I'm hungry we'll get to the surprise later." I wanted to say something but our waiter arrived to take our order. Edward ordered steak while I chose the mushroom ravioli. We talked about this and that until our food came. When I took the first bite I realized exactly how hungry I was. We ate in silence content in each others company. I offered him a mushroom every now and then. When we finished eating he ordered some coffee and took my hands.

"Now that I'm not hungry anymore would you like to have your surprise?" He asked very matter-of-factly. I nodded not taking my eyes from his. He smiled my favorite crooked smile and reached inside his jacket pocket and placed a small square box in front of me.

He let go of my hands so that I could open the box. It was a plain silver box and there was no indication of what was inside. Slowly I lifted the lid and exposed a small delicate silver chain. I lifted it into the air and there, dangling on the end was a small trinket. I laid it in my palm and identified it as an infinity symbol. I looked up to Edward and smiled at him were he was watching my response.

"It's beautiful Edward, thank you. Would you like to do the honors?" He sighed with relief and stood up. He took the necklace and I held up my hair to clear the way for him. He tied it very professionally and kissed my neck.

"It's so that you'll know that I will love you forever." He whispered in my ear. My hart skipped a beat. Did he really just say that he loved me? I stood up and turned around. I looked him in his eyes and could only read the truth in his amazing warm green orbs.

"I love you too and will…" I was silenced when he kissed me. "Always love you." I finished my sentence when he pulled away.

Our waiter coughed behind us suddenly and I blushed when I sat down. He placed our coffee on the table after Edward also sat down. Edward asked him for the check and he walked away smiling to himself. We drank our coffee slowly staring at each other. I tried to ignore the flow of electricity pulling me towards him. Edward paid and gave the waiter a nice tip.

"We better go. The concert will start in about an hour." He said and led the way to the car.

He opened the door for me and pulled me into him briefly before he let me get in. We drove the short way to the stadium discussing what songs we'd like to hear the band perform until we parked and got swept up in the lively crowd once we joined the endless row of people. Edward held on to my hand tightly until we finally found a place to stand. We were in luck, we weren't to far away from the stage and would get to see everything first hand and not from the big screens placed around the stadium.

Edward slid his arms around me and never let me go. When the concert finally started we jumped together with the crowd and screamed with them like the crazed fans we were. Near the end of the concert they sang 'Leave out all the rest' and Edward sang with them. We swayed to the beat and his voice was hoarse from all the screaming but it added a nice effect to the song.

It was about eleven pm when the concert was finally over and we started following the flow of human traffic exiting the stadium. "Edward if you're tired of all the driving I can always drive home." I offered since I had some more sleep than him yesterday night.

"I'm ok Bella. I'll pull over and…" he trialed of and stopped in his tracks a few feet from his car.

I looked to see what he was staring at. I only noticed a group of people, two boys and a girl, standing next to a black jeep a few cars from the Volvo. One boy was black, muscular and had dreadlocks while the other was pale and well built. The girl had shockingly red hair and looked like a model. The only person I knew that was more beautiful than her was Rosalie.

Edward still hasn't moved and no matter how much I tugged he was plastered to the ground. The red head laughed suddenly and looked in our direction when she suddenly fell silent. Edward came to life pulling me into his side and started walking towards his car.

"Edward! What are you doing here?" The red head asked and the pale boy's head jerked up. He got up and took her hand walking slowly towards us while the other boy just followed. Edward didn't reply he stopped in front of his car gripping my side tightly.

"Victoria, James nice to see you. Now if you'll excuse us we have a long road home." Edward said gently pulling me to the side of the car.

"Now don't be rude Edward. Why don't you introduce your friend? You remember Laurent from school don't you?" James said indicating to the bored looking boy next to him. Why were these people having such an effect on Edward? I thought while he suppressed his emotions and replied calmly.

"Yes I remember him, this is Isabella. Bella this is James and Victoria, they were in my school back in Chicago."

I nodded in their direction. Victoria just glared at me while James smiled at me. "You sure know how to pick them Edward, she is explicit. She looks so innocent, did you take her to bed yet or are you waiting until someone does it for you?" I stared at him fuming with rage. Edward just stood there and said nothing.

"I prefer real men in my bed, not little boys." I said not having any idea where that came from. Edward looked at me and smiled.

"Oh she's feisty. I like that. How long before she leaves you Edward? I heard no one can love you, not even your parents. You should watch out Isabella, people tend to die around him. First Tanya, then his brother, followed by his father and I've heard his mother is as good as dead."

I barely processed what he said when Edward flashed forward. He hit James across the jaw with an earsplitting bone crushing sound. Laurent grabbed Edward by the shirt but Edward's leg jabbed out and hit his knee breaking his leg. James lay on the ground blood flowing from his nose and mouth. Victoria was on her knees next to him with her sell phone against her ear.

"You better tell him to think before he talks again, before he has no mouth left to talk with". Edward snapped at her before he turned to me inhaling deeply to calm him self.

"Bella I think it's better if you drive after all."

He said holding the car keys out to me. I grabbed it and followed his example as he got into the car. I drove quietly following his directions until we were out of Seattle and on the freeway towards Forks. I tried to process what just happened. Obviously they were in school together and they knew what happened in his past. They must have been friends to know such details. If they were his friends why would James say all those things to Edward? It's as if he wanted to see how far he could push him before he snapped. I frowned trying to piece together the puzzle pieces that would just not fit together.

"Bella I know I owe you an explanation but can it please wait until tomorrow?" He asked looking at me almost pleadingly.

"You don't owe me anything Edward." I said glancing in his direction. He just nodded and looked out the window, after about an hour he fell asleep and I drove home wondering what effect tonight would have on us.

I arrived at the Cullen residence at four in the morning and shook Edward lightly. "Hey we're home, are you ok?" He rubbed his eyes and looked at his watch.

"I'm fine Bella don't worry about me. You better get home and at least get a couple of hours sleep." He got out and I followed him to my Mini Cooper. He was avoiding any contact between us.

"Drive safely Bella, I'll see you tomorrow at school."

He held the door open for me and waited patiently for me to get in. I kissed his cheek quickly before I got in and drove away watching him disappear in my review mirror. When I arrived home I sneaked to my room as quietly as possible and fell onto my bed. I played with the infinity trinket around my neck until I fell asleep.

I woke up to the screeching of my alarm. Seven am arrived way too early, I swatted at the alarm almost knocking it into the wall before I finally silenced it. I lay in the stillness for about two seconds when I remembered everything that happened last night. I jumped out of bed and rushed to take a shower. Luckily for me I was a morning person and the two and half hours sleep was like a power nap. I would be paying for it tonight though. I rushed into the kitchen and made a quick cereal. Alice was already eating and I answered her questions absentmindedly waiting for her to finish so that I could get to school.

"Bella what's wrong? You seem distracted." Alice asked not missing out on my mood.

"Alice for once in your life this is not the time to be observant. Can you please just hurry up so that we could get to school?" She looked at me shocked. Ever since I could remember I have never talked to her like that. "I'm sorry Alice I'm just a little worried about Edward."

She looked at me and opened her mouth to say something but stopped when I basically glared at her. Nonetheless she finished her breakfast and we left for school without another word. I scanned the parking lot for Edward as soon as we entered it but he wasn't standing next to Jasper. I searched for the Volvo but my search was pointless as it was no where to be found. I walked of to my first class and for the first time in my life I considered ditching school. Maybe he overslept. He'll be here during Lunch I told myself over and over again. When Lunch finally came and there was still no sign of Edward I was sure he wasn't going to come to school today. It was storming when school finally ended. I swear the last period always felt longer than all the classes put together.

I waited impatiently for Alice to arrive, I wanted to go to the Edward's house and check on him. I had to make sure everything was ok. The car barely came to a full stop before I flung my door open and made a bee line for my car. I shouted to Alice over my shoulder where I was headed and drove as fast as I could towards Edward. I noticed Carlisle car and immediately feared for the worst. I barely knocked on the door when it was yanked open. Esme stood in the doorway and pulled me into a hug.

"Esme what is wrong with Edward?" I asked scanning her face for any sign of bad news.

"We don't know. He hasn't gotten up or said anything since you came back from Seattle. What happened yesterday Bella?" She asked concern edged in her voice.

"We ran into some of Edward's old friends after the concert last night." I said heading for Edward's room.

"What friends did you run into?" Carlisle asked suddenly appearing in the kitchen doorway.

"James, Victoria and Laurent." Esme gasped and Carlisle turned pale white.

"What is it? Did something bad happen between them before he left Chicago?" I asked looking towards Carlisle. He should be able to give me the answers I was looking for.

"I wish I could tell you Bella but it's not our story to tell." By the mention of Edward I turned around again and marched up the stairs towards his room.

I banged against his door and when he didn't open it or call out I pushed it open causing it to hit the wall. He was lying on his side facing his covered window and didn't even jump when the door banged into the wall. I walked to him and stood in front of him. He didn't look up or acknowledge the fact that I was even in is room. I turned around and yanked open the curtains in front of his window. Bright light lit his room causing both of us to blink.

"Go away Bella, I just want to be alone." He said pulling the covers over his face. I pulled the covers of off him and tried to ignore the fact that he was half naked.

"What the hell is your problem Bella?" He asked glaring at me.

"You are my problem!

"I almost went insane of worry today because you never came to school! You said you'll be there and you didn't even let me know that you weren't coming!

"Since when do you hide in your bedroom feeling sorry for yourself? Esme and Carlisle are worried sick about you and you just flat out ignore them!

"So what, some people from your past show up and you think if you hide in your little room they won't find you? Pull yourself together and see what you do have in your life instead of what you lost! Stop living in the past and appreciate what you have before you loose that too!

"You've got exactly twenty minutes to shower and come downstairs where the people you love will be waiting to help you through this!" I yelled at him before I turned and walked towards the door.

"Oh and just to let you know, I love you no matter what happened in your past and I will always love you no matter what the future holds. Think about what that means to you before you choose to crawl back into your bed."

I walked out and left a dazed Edward behind hoping he would make the right choice.

A/n so this is a serious chapter. Some romance a little angst and an angry Bella. I hope I didn't make the last paragraph to harsh but understand she had little sleep and then was worried about him the whole day and when she heard he just didn't want to get out of bed she got a little pissed. Who doesn't have those days?

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