[Notes between Edward and Bella from English class]

E: Are you doing ok?

B: Yeah. I'm fine. How are you?

E: Worried about you. We never got to finish our talk that day and I'm not sure how to be around you or what to do. I don't want to scare you.

B: We did get interrupted. But I got the main stuff

E: Is there more you need to ask? Or want to? I don't want to bug you or make you feel pressured to engage in a discussion about this all. Everything is weird and usually when stuff is weird I run away, but I don't want to. I want to talk to you and to protect you from this but this is because of who I am, so I have no idea what to do.

B: Just act like you did before. It's cool.

B: Don't pull that face, it is. I say so. Don't you trust me?

E: I do. I just can't believe news as big and scary as that didn't mess your head up a bit. Don't you hate me for what I did? It's unforgivable.

B: Of course I have feelings about that period in your life. I'm just not done processing them. I'll talk to you once I've worked through it.

E: To say goodbye.

B: Don't underestimate me Edward. I said I'm not going anywhere and I meant it.
E: It's ok if you need to though. If you change your mind.
B: Nah. I'm good.

E: You're so cool.


A/N: Reviewers get to hear Edward tell them 'You're so cool.'

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