"Are you going to hang out here for a while, then?" I ask Edward.
He shrugs. "I guess. If you want. You don't want to go get some food? My treat."
"No," I shake my head. "I'm not really hungry right now."
My stomach gives away my lie though by grumbling.
"I mean, I don't feel like going out. I've had a bad day. I just want to stay in."
"Oh. Okay. I can go if you want," Edward says, gesturing to the door.
"No, stay. I have mac n cheese we can make."
His face breaks out into a wide smile. "Sounds perfect."
We spend the next half hour eating and not talking.
As tense and awkward as things are between us, there's this inexplicable sense of...rightness.
After we finish eating, we sit on my bed side by side. I read a book and he works on a crossword.
I must have fallen asleep, because sometime later I'm nudged awake by Edward.
"Hey, it's getting late. I should go. I have work in the morning." His voice is a hushed whisper that causes chills down to my toes.
"Oh, okay." I move to get up to walk him to the door, but his hand on my shoulder stops me.
"Go back to sleep," he tells me. "I'll make sure to lock you up."
He leans down and shocks the hell out of me by leaving a lingering kiss on my forehead.
"I'll call you tomorrow."
So, I kind of broke the backspace key on my laptop. I have 2 more chapters prewritten and ready to post, but after that I'll have to write, of course.
Not sure how that's going to go since I have to order a new key. After tomorrow mornings chapter, the updates might not come twice a day. I suck.
What did you guys think about Edward spending time at Bella's?