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Chapter 20:

Something's Going On

BPOV

I checked my phone for what felt like the fiftieth time in the last hour and there was still nothing from Edward. I had tried calling and texting him, but either he was ignoring his phone or had just abandoned it all together. I couldn't lose him. I just couldn't. But I had no idea what to do or even how to find him. I had stopped by his room earlier hoping to find him there but was disappointed to only find a confused Emmett telling me that he hadn't seen Edward all day and figured I'd probably catch him later at practice. I waited anxiously for him to show up on the field, but he didn't show up to practice.

That's when I knew that Edward was extremely upset. Edward never missed a practice and even if he couldn't play, he'd sit on the sidelines to watch. I should've told him about Jake sooner and then I could have avoided this whole mess…but was my most heavily kept secret. Even though it happened during my freshman year and I was determined not to let it stand in the way of the job I loved so much, it was still hard for me to talk about. After the board had gotten involved, they had made sure that it would be against policy for trainers and athletes to engage in romantic relationships as it's considered a conflict of interest. As a result I was asked to leave the soccer team and Jake had almost lost his scholarship for making false allegations against me. All around it had been a mess. Which is why I was so worried when I'd started having feelings for Edward.

I didn't want history to repeat itself.

The door to my room opened and I sat up, knowing all too well that it wasn't going to be Edward, but a part of me still hoped.

Angela came in from her late shift at the library.

"Bella?" Angela dropped her stuff to the floor taking in my defeated position.

"What's the matter?" She knelt beside me on my bed and pulled me into her arms.

"Jake came to the training room." I sighed, feeling resigned and hopeless. "And now he knows. Edward knows what happened, but he didn't let me explain." My voice grew thick, and I had to work hard to remain calm. "He thinks I'm a slut who sleeps around on the teams I train. He trusted me and I let him down."

"Shh. No, you didn't." Angela assured me. "You didn't do anything wrong. Jake's the one who's a fucking bastard. I want to fucking strangle him." Angela handed me a tissue. I smiled a bit at Angela's cursing. The only time she ever let her filter fly off was when she was pissed. "Have you tried talking to Edward?"

"I don't know where he is Ang. He told me not to bother to come over tonight. He doesn't want to see me again. He won't answer my texts or calls, either." I paused. "I love him." I whispered. I was surprised at my words, but when I said them, they rang true because I did love Edward.

"I know you do, babe." She hugged me tight. "He loves you too." She assured me.

"Are you sure?" I whispered.

"Yes, and he doesn't know the truth and so he's upset. Be, Edward knows you. He knows how sweet you are and how caring you are. He will see the truth. He will come back to you. You've just got to give him time."

"What if he doesn't? What if I've lost him?" So soon after I'd finally gotten him.

"You haven't. I promise. And if he hasn't come around in a few days, then I will personally hunt him down and force him to listen."

I smiled and hoped that it wouldn't come to that. I prayed that she was right.

"Hey, Bella."

"Hey, Billy." I glanced up from some of the treatments I'd been entering. It had only been a day since the training room incident, but I felt like it had been years since I'd talked to Edward. I missed his constant texts and bantering throughout the day.

"Mind if we have a bit of a chat?" Billy sat down and pulled his chair over to where I was seated.

"Of course." I saved my progress before turning to face him.

Billy looked oddly serious. My heart started hammering in my chest. I hadn't even considered the possibility that Jake could have told Billy about our fight in the training room or worse why Jacob and I weren't friends anymore. I was certain Billy wouldn't approve of me punching his son. Billy had no idea what had happened with the soccer team and I wanted to keep it that way.

I was lucky that I'd managed to make it out of the entire ordeal practically unscathed. But if Billy knew or if the coaches found out, they could choose to let me go, and I didn't want that to happen. I loved the team. They were my family. Seth, Emmett, and even Mike, who I swore had a crush on me…I was a part of the pack and I didn't want to give that up.

My heart was beating so hard that I suddenly had the overwhelming urge to throw up.

I panicked and sprinted out of the office to the bathroom. I threw up everything that I had consumed in the last few hours. I was surprised I got so nervous that I threw up; I never throw up. I tried to wash my mouth as best I could and I was glad that the feeling had passed.

"I'm so sorry about that Billy," I apologized as I returned to the office.

Billy gazed at me concern etched into his kind face. "Are you feeling alright?"

"Yeah, I must've just eaten something bad for lunch." I shrugged it off.

"True, college is a cesspool for sickness. Do you need to take the day off?" Billy flipped through the calendar we had posted on the wall. "We're going to need you running at top notch later this week."

"No, I think I'll be okay." I assured him. The last thing I wanted was to let the team down.

"Alright, if you're sure." Billy held my gaze.

"I am. I'll let you know if I'm not feeling well. I promise."

"Okay, I know I'm your supervisor, but first and foremost you're my best friend's daughter and I care about you as if you were my own." Billy patted my knee.

"Thanks," I smiled.

"Anyway, I came to talk to you about Edward."

My heart, which had returned to normal, picked back up in double time. I felt like I couldn't breathe.

"Yeah?" My voice sounded kind of squeaky to my ears. I swallowed and took a deep breath trying to calm my racing pulse.

"You have a pretty good relationship with him, right?" Billy's eyebrows were furrowed, his hand rubbing his moustache.

"Well, I'm not sure I'd say that." I laughed. This was it. I was done for. Everything I'd worked for, out the window in one sweep.

"Do you know what's happened to Edward? He said he's sick or something, but I feel like there's something going on. That boy wouldn't miss practice for anything." Billy chuckled. "But we can't afford for Edward to not be in the best shape and if you know anything than I think you should let me know." Billy's face was still so kind, even as he was pretty much asking me if I was keeping any secrets. I wanted to tell Billy the truth. He was like a second father to me, I owed him so much. But I wasn't going to tell him about Edward.

"I'm sorry, but I don't know anything Billy."

He nodded. "Well since you two are pretty close try and see if you can't keep watch for me and see what's going on. Can you do that for me Bells?"

"Yeah, I can." I smiled, wishing that I really could help or that I knew where he was. I was the entire reason he was even MIA. I needed to fix this.

"I'll see what I can do."

Right then and there is when I became resolute in my decision to try and hunt down Edward. I wasn't sure where he was, but I had a suspicion that maybe his sister, Alice, might be able to help me out.

I was going to get my man back.

So…hopefully Alice will be able to help Bella out here…

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