IITS ch17

A/N: Oh these two crazy mixed up kids...

BPOV

I could see the hurt in his eyes and I instantly regretted what I'd told him.

I knew that he carried his own set of baggage but I never felt comfortable enough to ask him what it was. Things with Edward and I were always easy and natural; neither of us pushed the other for information.

Sure, I'd told him basic things about myself but that was it, nothing more. He never asked when I cried or was upset. He would just sit beside me in silence and offer me comforting words and then a hug.

Or, a piece of pie.

"I'm sorry. I hope I didn't upset you. Please know that my desire to move has nothing to do with you. It's just...this isn't home to me." I paused, frantic for th right words to make him understand what I felt. "I want to raise Kendall in the house I grew up in, so she can go to the same school I went to." It didn't sound like enough to my ears but I continued. "Life is simple in Forks and well...nothing seems simple anymore." I said and felt the weight of my hurt fill my body. " Please understand, I need the simplicity, I need to know that I have a handle on at least one thing in my life." I begged him to understand.

"I would still like to take you and Kendall out for the evening, if you are up to it." He finally said but he still wouldn't make eye contact with me.

He was upset about something, I just didn't know what.

"If you are sure, that really does sound like fun. Better than hanging out at home while my mother hovers and pecks at me." I said and tried to laugh but it just felt forced.

"Lunch is almost over, are you ready to head back?" He asked but still wouldn't look at me. All of the sudden it became my single goal in life to make him look at me again, just one look so I could get a handle on how he felt. I needed to know so that I could figure out a way to help the one person in my life that really attempted to help me. I owed him that much.

I was confused and didn't know if I should ask him about it or let it go.

I chose to let it go simply because he never pushed me for more than I was ready to give.

We walked back into the building and I felt this air of tension around us. Other than Kendall, Edward had become a ray of sunshine in my dark cloudy days, it made me so sad to know that he now felt this way.

A/n: hmmmm, great minds think alike, don't they?

See ya in a bit...almost done for the night;)

Kyla