"And I'd really appreciate the chance to prove it to you."
Chapter 274
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My heart is pounding so hard against my rib cage it actually hurts. After an eternity, she nods ever so subtly, but it's enough.
"Yes?"
"Yes," she echoes, her voice breaking with fresh tears.
"Bella, you don't know how happy you've made me. I will not disappoint you again, I swear it."
"Yes, you will," she promises. "And I'll disappoint you. Because people aren't perfect."
"That's not true, Bella. You're perfect."
She regards me through sad, wet eyes, and reaches out her hand to cup my cheek. "It's so lonely up here on this pedestal you stuck me on, Edward."
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==8 BPOV 8==
"I'm sorry, Bella," he croons. "I didn't mean to make you feel that way. We have so much to talk about."
"Well, we can't do it right now," I say, realizing my next appointment will be here in five minutes. I get my feet under me and brush the dust off my black pants. Edward's hand appears and I take it gratefully. He pulls me up and doesn't let go.
"Feels so good to touch you again," he whispers earnestly. "I thought I'd never…" He shakes the thought away.
"Come back at 6 tonight?" I offer.
"Really? Tonight?" He smiles.
A/N: He SMILED! I know ff reviews are acting funky. You know where to find me...Facebook or PM me, or one creative reader found my LRR blog (which is basically empty except for her note!) Thanks for the love for the characters. XXX ~BOH