IITS ch32

A/n: Time for Alice to work her magic...if Bella will let her;)

BPOV

Dinner was actually a lot of fun. Jasper and Alice got to telling stories about Edward in his younger days. However, several times I noticed Edward wince and shake his head when Jasper would start to tell a certain story.

I have a feeling the tension that he often carried had to do with a woman from his past, someone that hurt him deeply.

Alice tried to get more information out of me but Edward would tell her that she needed to back off and leave me alone. I did actually talk to them both about my daughter. And Edward's eyes would light up as he told about something he had heard her say or do, it would make my heart flitter an extra beat.

He had really grown attached to Kendall and she to him. I didn't think about that before I introduced her to him and I felt immense guilt about that now.

It would be hard enough for me to leave Edward behind and it wasn't fair of me to let my daughter get attached to him if I was only going to remove him from her life.

"Bella?" I heard Edward say softly near my ear.

"Yes?" I stammered as I realized the whole table was looking at me.

"Would you like some coffee and pie?" His expression was that of concern as he looked at me.

"Oh...sure, that would be nice." I answered and then looked at my hands as I fought the tears building in my eyes.

"Boys, why don't you go sit in the living room and let us get the desert ready?" Alice said as Jasper quickly got up to do as she asked.

Edward hesitated and placed his hand on my arm. "Are you sure you're okay? You look upset." He whispered.

I nodded my head before I looked up to meet his crystal green eyes. "I'm okay, just thought about something with Kendall and it kind of upset me. We can talk about it later, okay?"

He gave me a small smile and nodded his head before he got up and walked into the living room.

I gathered a few things from the dinner table and carried them into the living room.

"Bella, can I ask you something?" Alice asked as we stood side by side at the sink.

"Okay." I whispered, unsure if it really was okay what she was going to ask me.

"Have you and Edward talked at all about either of your pasts?" She looked towards me quickly and then turned to face me.

I shook my head and held in my tears.

"No...no, we haven't." I answered.

"I really think that the two of you are perfect together. I just want to see him happy and he hasn't been as happy as he is right now in over ten years. Please, I beg you, whatever it is, you can trust him. Just... talk to him...and make him talk to you, too." She said as her own eyes filled with tears.

I looked at her and gave a small nod but still felt all the doubt and uncertainty twirling in my brain.

If only it were that simple.

A/n: Alice, Alice, Alice...always right...and she just KNOWS that they are perfect for one another...Don't you agree?

See ya soon!

Kyla