It was now or never, before Edward lost his nerve. He took an unnecessary breath, calming his high strung nerves and knocked on the door.
"Hello Mr Swan, may I speak with Bella?"
"She's in the backyard." came Charlie's gruff reply, he was still clearly clearly pissed at Edward for abandoning his daughter, making her spiral into a deep dark depression; and when it seemed Bella got over it, only to have Edward come back later and act like it was all fine. Edward felt a minuscule twinge of guilt, but there was no time for that now. He couldn't let the past discourage him from doing the right thing.
"Edward!" Bella smiled, looking up from her latest romance novel she had read a thousand times before. It was cliché, but Edward really couldn't think of anything better to say.
"Bella, we need to talk." Bella's face fell, she knew what that meant.
"What is it Edward?" Her face taking on a reminiscent look of gloominess that was so common during her depression, "You're not leaving again are you?"
Edward thought he could do this, but this was a thousand times worse in reality than when he imagined it. Edward amped himself up. To give him and Jacob a chance he had to end this now.
"No, nothing like that." Bella's face lit up again "But I'm afraid, well Bella, it's just not working, what we have between us doesn't feel right anymore."
"What?" Exclaimed Bella surprised "Edward!" Bella stuttered, not quite believing what Edward had just said "Is this a cruel joke? because its not funny."
"No Bella, this is no joke."
"What happened? Just the morning, you were declaring your love to me, saying we would be together forever."
"Well you said the last bit." muttered Edward. Bella gave Edward an angry look, now was not the time.
"What happened Edward?" Demanded Bella, looking for an explanation "These things don't just happen, Edward." said Bella with a disapproving look.
Edward looked away, not meeting her face.
"There's someone else isn't there?" realised Bella "Is it another vampire? Is it that skank, Tanya, from the Denali coven?"
"No, its not a vampire." said Edward not denying Bella's accusations of there being another who had stolen his heart.
"So, its a human then?" Bella confirmed.
"No, its not a human."
Bella was confused "Well, enlighten me then, because I'm stumped. Who is she than, the woman you would choose over me."
"It isn't a vampire or human because it is a wolf."
"Oh I see then." said Bella disgusted.
"Not that type of wolf," said Edward offended "a quileute wolf, or shapeshifter."
Bellas mind once again formed conclusions "You broke up with me for Leah?, Leah? Seriously LEAH?"
"I never said he was a female."
Bella was shocked senseless, she was a he, SHE was a HE, "Edward!You are gay?"
"No! Yes! I don't know! I'm still figuring it out!"
Bella mentally checked all the werewolfs' in her head, determined to figure out who had stolen Edward from her "Sam! No! Girlfriend; Seth! No! Too young; Leah! No! A female; Quil! Unlikely!; Paul! Once again, unlikely!; Jared! No! Has a crush on a girl, that left...
"Embry! You're gay for Embry!"
"What!" Said Edward shocked "No!" sputtered Edward. Bella was confused, who else was there? She furrowed her face in concentration.
"Its Jacob okay. We imprinted on each other, and I think I am in love with him." it felt good to admit that, a burden released off his chest, he felt lighter.
Now it was Bella's turn to be shocked "Of course!" she had forgotten Jacob ruling him out automatically, because he had a crush on her, or so she thought. How wrong she was, who else was she wrong about. Did Mike not have a crush on her either. This revelation made her question her entire life up to this point.
Bella had focused back on what Edward actually said, what did that mean, had they been going at it behind her back this entire time.
"When did this start? Has this been going on the entire time we've been together?"
"What? No! You know I would never do that to you. The imprinting happened today, when we were welcoming back Emmet, Jasper and Rosalie from a hunt. I never planned this, it just happened, another surprise fate has thrown my way."
"Did you even love me at all?" Bella burst into tears.
"Bella, Of course I do," Said Edward taking her in his arms "But I just cant have the responsibility of keeping you alive anymore." Bella started sobbing harder. Edward whispered into her hair "You have to stand on your own two feet for once."