I run across the street, stopping short right in front of him.
"Hi."
"Get in the car, Bella," Edward demands. He opens the passenger door for me and waits until I'm in to slam it shut.
He's quiet and tense as we drive back to my place.
I stare at my lap the entire time, wondering why he's mad.
He doesn't let loose until we're back at my place.
"Why the fuck were you with Paul?" He asks as soon as I close my apartment door.
"He called me, he wanted to meet me," I reply. Another thought dawns on me. "How did you even know who he was?"
"Please, Bella. What do you think?" He runs a hand through his hair. "After I had to come pick you up from his place I decided to check him out. Make sure he wasn't some felon or something."
"What, you're spying on me now?" I ask, incredulously. Even though I had considered checking out more about Kate, I had never gone through with it.
"No. It's not like that," he defends. "I don't trust him. He's not a good guy, Bella."
"I don't need you to tell me about Paul. I know him, okay?" My voice rises. "Besides that, I don't tell you that I hate Kate. I don't tell you I don't want you to see her. You were dating. You were serious. Paul was just—"
"A fuck," Edward spits out.
"Don't be crass. And stop yelling, okay? You're the one going off to Kate and keeping secrets from me."
"Me?" he asks incredulously. "I'm keeping secrets? Tell me, Bella. Are you still seeing Paul? Are you still fucking Paul?"
"Fuck you," I reply. "How dare you! For your information, Paul called me to tell me he's engaged. He's getting married. Don't you dare ask me that. You tell me you're over Kate and yet you still go to her."
"I'm not fucking her," he immediately replies.
"Maybe not now, but will you? Are you going to leave me for her? Are you going to realize you made a mistake breaking up with her?"
"No. Jesus, Bella. Don't be so insecure. I want you. I want to be with you. Maybe...maybe this is where our age difference shows. Don't be so insecure."
I'm seeing red.
He's calling me insecure? He's using our age difference against me?
"Get out."
Edward turns and leaves.
He doesn't even put up a fight.
I guess this is where it starts to get a bit angsty. We'll see.
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