IITS ch29

A/n: I'm overwhelmed by your responses...I'm sooo happy that you all love Edward...he's so damn adorable (steals him back from Cara covered in honey in various spots)

A Week and Two Days Later

BPOV

I was a nervous wreck as I tried to get dressed for this dinner. I wasn't sure if it were a casual dinner or something that I needed to dress up for. But, I didn't feel comfortable meeting Edward's family in my jeans so I opted for a black wrap dress with some ballet flats.

I left my hair down and wavy with such a small amount of makeup. I didn't want to appear to be something that I wasn't.

"It's nice to see you making an effort." I heard Renee say from the door to my bedroom.

"Thanks." I replied, icily.

"You really like this man." She stated the obvious.

"I do. But, we're just friends. He knows that I am plan to move back to Forks in a few months." I told her only to hear her sigh in disgust at my statement.

"When are you going to give up that ridiculous notion? There is nothing there for you, Isabella. You are building a life here, you've met a nice man. Let go of that fantasy of going home again. This is your home now." She said with a huff.

"No, mom, this is not my home." I said as I felt my jaw clench. I was so tired of having this argument with her over and over.

"Well, you still have the nightmares and you still haven't gone to see the therapist, like you said you would. I don't see how you could manage on your own in Forks." She said as her eyes met mine in the mirror with a fire in both sets.

"I'm fine. And, I can manage just fine." I said, angrily.

She threw her hands up and stomped out of the room.

I finished getting ready, more determined than ever to get the hell away from Renee and put Phoenix behind me.

But, then I felt an ache in my heart at the thought of leaving Edward behind.

He had really come to mean a lot to me, but as I told my mother, we were just friends. I mean, he'd never tried to hold my hand or kiss me. There was definitely chemistry between us but neither of us had ever acted on it, which led me to believe that it never would.

I would miss him but we could still talk on the phone or email, right?

The sound of the doorbell brought me back to the moment as I gave myself one last glance in the mirror. I knew that it was as good as it was going to get so I sighed and walked out to greet 'my friend'.

A/n: Ahhh stuck in the "friend" zone...

Last one for a bit...I'll be back...go enjoy one of the other 11 fics in the Drabble War;)

Kyla