Was going to post this yesterday but ffn wasn't emailing alerts. I hope it's working now!

I'm at work, with my back facing the front door, but I can feel someone standing there, waiting.

"Sorry for the wait, what can I do for you?" I ask, turning around.

My voice falters though when I look up to see Kate.

Although it doesn't look like the Kate I saw with Edward.

Her blonde hair is dull and stringy.

Her clothes are wrinkled.

"Can we talk?" she asks, already turning around to go sit down.

I look around for Mrs. Newton to save me, but she's still in the back office.

Hesitantly, I go to sit down across from her.

"How did you find out where I worked?" I ask.

"It doesn't matter," she replies, looking nervously out the window.

"Okay...then what did you want?" I'm scared of what she'll say. What happened to her between the first time I saw her and now?

She turns back to look at me, all nervousness gone. "Stay away from Edward."

"W-what?"

"Stay. Away. From. Edward. Please," her last word comes out as a plead.

"Why?"

"Edward is mine. I love him. I know I didn't show him the right way, but I do. I need him."

My mind is reeling. I have no idea what to say. Edward told me that she wanted him back, but he wouldn't get back together with her.

But if he saw her now, would he reconsider?

"You shouldn't be talking to me about this. Talk to Edward."

"I'm talking to you now, though. Edward and I are great together. I'm asking you nicely now to back off."

Just then, Mrs. Newton walks into the room, interrupting the tense stand-off.

"Everything okay, Bella?" she asks. "I need you to bring out the cupcakes."

"Oh, I'm sorry!" Kate suddenly says, standing up. "It was nice seeing you, Bella. Take care."

She then leans down and hugs me.

"Bye, Bella!"

I watch, stunned, as she leaves the shop.

"You okay? You're looking a little pale."

"Yeah," I stand up. "I'm fine."

Sorry for being so fail with the updating. I'm working on chapter 25 of WCN and it's hard to go back and forth. But I'm just a couple chapters away from wrapping that fic up. Another thing is since WCN is almost done, is to continue My Perfect Match into a full length fic. If you're reading that one, let me know what you think.

Also, do you think Bella is going to tell Edward about this?