A/N: Thanks to team Shiffy x

Chapter 18

I texted Edward once I was back in my room to let him about Alice's invite.

Alice and Jasper want you to come over to dinner. X

I wasn't sure if it was such a good idea, parading our relationship about in front of them. I mean, what would happen when everything went wrong? Would they resent me for hurting their friend? Jasper had already warned me against doing just that. So, I guess they would and then what would happen to me? Would they kick me out?

Cool, but I am sensing you don't want me to come? E x

No, it's not that. I do want you to come. It's just… is it a good idea? X

You're overthinking things again. E x

I'm not. X

Where are you? E x

In the house, why? X

I'm coming over. E x

You don't have to do that. X

ON ROUTE E x

Shit! I set my phone on the nightstand and shoved my face in the covers. I hadn't meant for him to come over. It wasn't my intension to hurt him either. I was just trying to be realistic and think about what would happen when things didn't work out between us.

About five minutes later, I heard voices downstairs, shortly followed by a knock at my door. "Come in," I said, as I sat up on the bed, while Edward walked into my room. My heart started racing the second as our eyes met. I couldn't deny my attraction to him. Even in a pair of navy shorts and baggy white t-shirt, he left me wanting him.

"Hey," he said, coming to sit down on the bed. I was glad to see that he didn't look upset, just worried.

"Hey," I replied, wrapping my arms around my legs. "I didn't mean that I didn't want you to come over." Edward nodded. "I'm just worried about what happens when things don't work out between us and-"

"Why won't things work out between us?" he asked, confused.

I shrugged. "I don't know. I either fuck up or you get fed up with my shit."

Edward reached over and cupped my face, his thumb running gently over my lip. "You're not going to fuck up, Bella. Don't think like that, and even if we didn't work out. I'm not going to resent or hate you." You say that now, I thought. I had a way of making people hate me. "What happened to us just going with the flow?"

I shrugged, looking down at my knees.

"Hey," Edward said, titling my chin to face him. "I'll talk to Jasper, okay? I'll straighten everything out. So don't worry about it. Okay?"

"Okay."

"Good," he said, leaning over me and placing a kiss on my head. "I'll see you at dinner. I have a few things I need to take care of. Maybe when I give you flowers tonight you won't put them in the trash, huh?"

I blushed. How the hell did he know about that? Alice.

Edward laughed at my expression. "I'll see you later, Bella."