AN: Here we go!
"Oh," I mumble dumbly. I don't know what to say as Edward leans nervously against the door frame. He looks a little weary, but at least he's still here. He hasn't run away, at least not yet.
"Can we talk?" He asked nervously, gesturing towards my apartment.
"Umm, yeah. Sure," I reply as I step back to let him inside.
As I lead Edward towards the living room I can sense that he is a little apprehensive. He suddenly seems so unsure of himself as he hovers nervously around the room.
I'm hardly surprised. This is all my fault. I have been so horrible to him by making false accusations and hasty assumptions without even giving him a chance to defend himself.
No wonder he looks a little weary.
It's up to me to put this right.
"Edward, I'm sorry about earlier," I begin when we he finally takes a seat next to me on the sofa. "I shouldn't have said any of those things I said to you before."
"I thought...Well, you know what I thought..."
"You thought Alice was my girlfriend," Edward finishes for me. He doesn't seem angry, but in a way his lack of emotion make me feel worse and I look down at the my hands nervously.
"Why would you think that?" I hear him ask.
When I look up at Edward's earnest expression I realise it is now or never. If this evening has taught me one thing its that I have nothing left to loose. It's time to put my cards on the table and tell Edward how I feel once and for all.
"You looked so happy to see her. I've never seen you react that way before. I was so sure she had to be your girlfriend. And I was jealous okay. I have liked you for so long and when I saw the two of you together it hit me. I have wanted to talk to you so many times but every time I get close to you, you make me so nervous that I cant function properly." I'm practically out of breathe by the end of my declaration.
"God, I sound like such a stalker!" I try to lighten the mood, but when I look up to Edward's startled expression I feel my insides churn.
There's silence and it even more excruciating than all of those other awkward encounters put together.
"Please, can you just say something," I plead when the silence becomes too much to take.
"I'm sorry, I'm just struggling to take all of this in. Why didn't you ever tell me?" he wonders.
"I wanted to but ..." I pause.
"But what?" Edward presses.
"But I knew it wouldn't matter anyway. I knew you would never feel that way about me," I shrug deflated.
"Bella you should have told me," Edward's stern voice draws my focus back to him.
I'm even more shocked when he takes my chin in his hand and tilts my face up towards his.
He's closer now, so close that I can practically feel his breath against my lips. As he leans in towards me, he looks me straight in the eyes and take my breathe away when he whispers softly, "because I am in love with you too."
AN: Gahhhhh... Don't hate me for ending it here. I wanted to get an update in today and only just managed it:) No more stalling after this chapter I promise.