Chapter 3

BPOV

The next day we had classes. I couldn't get the whole Edward situation out of my head . Eddie was watching me.

EPOV

Bella is worrying me. One mention of her ex-boyfriend coming up and she's different. I don't care what I have to do I will protect her from him. Alice wants me to work fast so this might work.

BPOV

Eddie seemed lost in thought so I kept doing the experiment.

"Mr. Williams, please do something." He said. Eddie snapped out of it.

"So you know the other day when you quoted Romeo and Juliet?" I asked.

"Yes." He said. I think he knew what I was asking.

"Well, it's funny because I'm actually taking a Shakespeare class myself and...I'm not struggling, I'm actually being graded unfairly." I looked out the room and saw the familiar bronze hair. He turned to look through the window when heard me voice. "But I was wondering,

since you seem to be..." He cut me off.

"Well-versed."

"Yeah. Well, I was hoping maybe you could..."

"Help you." He said.

"No, I don't need help." I said. He didn't believe me.

"Oh, OK. Just sounded like you were asking me for help, that's all." I was getting annoyed.

"Forget it." We turned away for a second. "Yeah, OK, I need help." I didn't just need help, I was going to show Edward that he wasn't the only one who knew how to move on. Especially since he is watching me through the window. Oh the Cullens are so going to get it. I just have to avoid him.

Yes, I'll help you. It's not a problem. Only...I'm going to need some help of my own first." He said.

Edwards POV

My whole family was blocking their thoughts. I was taking a tour of the school with Tanya when I crossed a familiar scent. Bella. She was in a room with a guy.

"Alice, Emmett, Jasper, Rose, did you know?"

"Know what?" they said

"That Bella was here."

Bella is worrying me. One mention of her ex-boyfriend coming up and she's different. I don't care what I have to do I will protect her from him. Alice wants me to work fast so this might work. Maybe Soren can get the royal guard as bodyguards. I don't know but who knows how long my parents will let me stay.

"Alice, you told that guy to work fast?" I said.

"Edward, he's good for her." Well I don't know about that but I will have to spy on their little study session.

BPOV

"So I'll see you later today."

"Yeah. Bye Bella."

"Bye Eddie." I walked out of the room and saw the Cullens, including Edward.

"So study date with Eddie?" Alice asked.

"Oh I forgot you are always listening."

"Eddie very original." Penny head said.

"If I didn't know any better I would think you were jealous."

"What have you been doing since we left." I saw Jessica and Angela watching us.

"Let's see, Charlie married Lauren's mom. Visited Paris with Angela and going to college. Nothing much. I have to go."

"I'll help you with clothes for your study date." Alice said. I rolled my eyes. I quickly ran to Angela and Jessica.

"it wasn't that bad. We barely spoke to each other. And I have news." I said.

"What?" They both asked.

"I have a study date with Eddie." They screamed with excitement.

"Bella this is the first guy you've like since Penny head. Hopefully it goes well."

I met him in the laundry room an hour later.

"Hey."

"Hey."

"Pour the bleach like this:"I said. I was gliding his hand . "And do not spill."

"I bet you can't believe I've never done laundry, can you?" He joked.

"Yeah, it's a real leap." I joked. He started holding up his clothes. The first one was a shirt. "Cold." Then a pair of pants. "Warm." And socks. "Cold, cold."

"It's just so confusing. I mean, how do you know what goes in which pile?" He said. I held in my laugh.

"It's a gift. I guess you could say I'm the Rain Man of laundry." I said. "OK, now it's my turn." I took out my book.

EmPOV

"the date seems to be going good. He's making her laugh and she can't stop blushing." I said. Edward growled. "I like this dude."

Eddies POV

This is going better than I got. I can't believe I got Soren to stay away. Time to romance her.

BPOV

"We did King Lear, and now we're on the Sonnets. Next, it's Hamlet, which is about

a whiny prince from Denmark. What does that have to do with reality?" I asked. He just laughed.

"More than you think." He said. So maybe they had royalty where he was from.

"Well, you're from Denmark, do you even have princes?" I asked.

"Yes, I think we do."

Edwards POV

That was a close one. What does he mean that was a close one? He's hiding something and I don't like it.

BPOV

"Well, Stacey read it, and she said he's a total loser." I said.

"Well, you can tell Stacey that the prince was young and scared, and he didn't feel ready for

the hard choices he had to make. It's not easy facing that kind of pressure." He said. That was odd he was defending Hamlet like he knew what he was going through. "Right. Sonnets, you say." He said. He took a deep breath. "O me! What eyes hath love put in my head Which have no correspondence

With true sight Or if they have Where is my Judgment fled That censures falsely What they see aright?" He read.

Edwards POV

He's reading her sonnets. He is so cheesy. Bella won't fall for that.

BPOV

"It's beautiful." He said. I had no idea what that said. I was distracted by his accent reading those words.

"It's gibberish. I have no idea what he's saying." I said. I kinda did. I just wanted to hear him speak again. I could keep playing stupid for the rest of my life if he would just speak.

"Well, he's saying that love is magical, and that it makes people look at each other in an unspoiled way, without judgment." He said.

"Why doesn't he just say that? Why can't people just say what they mean?" I asked.

"Well, people rarely say what they mean. That's the interesting part, is...is what's going on

underneath the surface. See, take line 12. The sun itself sees not Till heaven clears What does that mean to you?" He asked. I knew the Cullens were watching me and so were Angela and Jessica. Play dumb.

"That the sun can't shine when it's cloudy." I said. I blushed at my answer and he laughed.

"No. You're being too literal. See, don't just go for the obvious. See, all these words, they have multiple meanings, and you have to explore the possibilities and then make your choice." He explained.

Edwards POV

Bella could not be buying this.

BPOV

"See, like the word "sun", that could mean the actual sun, or it can mean light. But then "light" can mean knowledge or reason." He said.

"That could go on forever." I said.

"Yes. Yes, it could." He said. " But I think in this case means reason. And then "heaven" may refer to the pearly gates, or it could mean a state of being, you know, Iike being happy or in love. So now read it again, taking in all the possibilities, and tell me what you think it means." He said.

"The sun itself sees not Till heaven clears." I read. " I guess it means that love blinds you. And when you're in love, you can't think reasonably." My mind didn't jump to Edward it jumped to Eddie. Was I finally moving on?

"Do you agree?" He asked with a smile on his face.

"Yeah." I said. "I mean, it's just a poem." I just blushed. The smile dropped from his face.

"Yeah. Yeah, it's just a poem." He said.

"Thanks for your help but I really need to get going. So I'll see you later."

"Yeah. And Bella. If you ever need anything, just know I'm here."

"Thanks. I'll remember that."

"Until then I bid you adieu." He said.

"Bye."

Eddies POV

Well that went better than expected.

BPOV

I walked out and saw Jessica, Angela and the Cullens.

"were you guys spying on me?"

"We were curious." Angela said. Alice came up and whispered in my ear.

"Edwards jealous."

"IS he now. Well maybe he should have thought about that before he left me in the forest." I said. "And by the way, I think I'm falling for Eddie." I walked off.

Eddies POV

Soren walked in after Bella left.

"How did it go sir?"

"Well. At least I think so."

"Sir, that family she hangs around with care about her a lot. They were encouraging this, well a majority of them were."

"Yes and I'm falling for her."

BPOV

The next few days fell back into routine and I was picking up my Shakespeare midterm. A-. Yes. I had to go find Eddie. He was working.

"Eddie. Hey. Look. It's my Shakespeare midterm." I said holding it up.

"A-minus. That's brilliant. That's really, really good. Well done." He said.

"Thank you. Thank you, really, for helping me." I said.

"It's okay."

"I did even better on my chemistry." I said. Alice was watching us.

"It's good. That's really good." He said.

"How'd you do?" I asked.

"How did I do? A minus...three grades." He said.

"D-minus." I said.

"Yes, but it doesn't matter." He said.

"Sure it does. You can do better. I know you can." I said. The next thing I know stuff was spraying from the machine he was working on. I tried to help him stop it. We were laughing while this was happening.

"And give up a brilliant career in the food-service industry?" He joked. We eventually got the spraying to stop. He looked at me and just said. "Whoops! I just started cracking up and I was cleaning up the stuff.

"Hey, Eddie, do you have any plans for Thanksgiving?" Alice asked smiling at me. I knew what she was doing.

"No, no. I'll be here." He said. He looked at me nodding his head like he knew something was going on.

"Have a good vacation." I said.

"Yes, you too." He said. I walked out. Alice must have told Angela because she met me at the door. She also had Stacey.

"I can't believe you. I can't believe you, Bella. You should've invited him home with you." Stacey said. I could just think of Charlie's reaction.

"What? No. That would be so weird."

"Well, then you won't mind if I invite him back to Milwaukee with me?" She asked.

"No. No, of course not. Why would I mind?" I said. I did mind

"I don't know." Stacey said. Whatever game they were playing had Alice Cullen written all over it and I saw her and the Cullen discretely hiding under the stairs."Hey, Eddie, since you don't

have any other plans, I was wondering if..." I cut Stacey off.

"You wanted to spend Thanksgiving with me and my family?"

"Yes, that'd be nice. Thank you." He said. I saw the Cullens high fiving each other.

"Sure." I said.

"where are we going actually?" he asked.

"A small town in Washington called Forks."

"oh." I just hope Charlie won't kill him.

Eddies POV

I was going to her house.

"I think I probably should come with you, sir." Soren said. How was I going to explain this to her family.

"Oh, no, not this time." I said.

"The thing is, you see, you'll be on your own." That was the point. I wanted to be alone with Bella.

"Yes, and I'll manage." I said packing.

"All right. Later, dudes." Scotty said.

"Actually, sir, it's my duty to look out for you at all times." Soren said.

"Soren, I'll be fine." I said.

"With respect, sir, that's not for you to decide."

"Soren, yes, it is for me to decide."

"What am I going to do here for five days?" He asked.

"I don't know. Just sightsee, relax. Soren, you'll be fine, okay?" He nodded. This was it! My chance. She would be away from her friends and that family she always hangs around with.