EPOV
"As I told you before, I had felt some kind of connection with him. There was certainly some attraction and I also liked the fact that he was very mature compared to the guys I had dated before. I wouldn't call it love. I was not there yet." She said.
I wasn't sure where she was headed with this. When she talked about him last time, it certainly felt like she was deeply in love with him and that she really missed him.
"We continued to hook up even after coming back from Hawaii," She said, "And then his test results came out two weeks later. He was devastated, and so was I. He was so full of life. My heart broke for him knowing that he didn't have much time left."
"He said he had never felt like this for anyone after Esme's death..." I continued, "He said he really thought he could have something with me. He said if he had more time, he would have married me. He said he really wanted to do that. So I said... Maybe we should get married."
What?
That's not why people should get married!
"I thought that would make him happy as this was his last wish. I wasn't sure what I was thinking..." she said.
"Bella..." was all I could say!
"And that did make him really happy," she said, "Then he said he was going to leave his business stake for me, and I was shocked. I didn't want him to do that. But he said he really wanted me to join Cullen Inc.. He said he really had faith in me to fulfill his dreams and take his legacy forward. I wasn't sure... I didn't want it, but he said he really wanted this, and it would really make him happy."
I was feeling really, really ashamed to call her a gold-digger!
I mean, what she did was very idiotic, but she was never a gold-digger! I was very ashamed to even think that she was capable of being one.
"And now there is a problem..." she said, "I have started falling for you."
What?
That was the last thing I expected to hear from her!
"Even after the million times you have hurt me or tried to make my life a hell, there is still something that pulls me towards you. I like the way you make me smile. I like the way you make everyone smile. There are so many things I want to do with you. I want to snort at your every stupid joke. I want to smack your head whenever you act like an ass. I want to play Tennis with you. I want to work out with you. I want to argue with you on any business project discussions. I want to fight with you. And then I want to make up with you by kissing you. I want to make love to you. I want to travel the world with you."
I was pretty sure that nothing could wipe off my smile right now! This was just... surreal!
"But that doesn't make sense," she said, "We have got no future together. I'm your late uncle's wife and that's how everyone would always see me. Nobody would ever be able to understand this relationship."
"I don't see why that's a problem," I said.