EPOV

I wasn't going to let Masen fucking blackmail me! If he had any insecurities, he could fucking deal with them on his own! He was not a fucking child!

My family were asking to keep my calm, but I said they should give all their advice to that fucker right now!

I lied down on my bed and tried to think what Bella would be going through right now.

She must be feeling humiliated with the way Masen had treated her! I should fucking go and hit him again!

And what the fuck did he mean when he said he saw her being jealous of... Tanya? Why the fuck would she be jealous of Tanya? It made absolutely no sense! She had met her just once, and there was no reason for her to be jealous of her!

Masen had definitely fucking lost his mind. He was seeing only what he wanted to see. He had made a mess of fucking everything!

Should I go and talk to Bella? I guess I should. We had an early morning flight together tomorrow, so I could talk to her maybe at the airport. We had booked this return flight four weeks back, which predated to all the fucking drama! I needed to apologize on Masen's behalf... I couldn't wait till tomorrow, so I decided to go to their home.

"She already left," her Dad said.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"She changed her flight," he said.

I sighed with frustration.

"Okay, thank you," I said, "I'll try to talk to her after reaching there."

"I'd suggest you leave her alone for a few days," he said, "She's really upset right now, and doesn't want to talk to anyone."

"Okay, thanks." I said, but I wasn't sure if I was going to follow his advice.

"Bella, I know you're really hurt, and I'm really, really sorry for all the mess you've to go through right now," I left her one more voicemail I reached there the next day.

I had been trying to reach her through texts and calls, but she wasn't responding.

She probably got tired of me, so finally she answered my call in the evening.

"I don't understand what you want to talk about," she said.

"I'm sorry for everything," I said.

"Why are you apologizing?" She asked. She was talking in a robotic tone, without showing any emotion, so I wasn't really able to figure out what exactly was going through her mind.

"I don't know... I want to apologize on Masen's behalf... And I also want to apologize for keeping it a surprise from you... Maybe I should have told you about his plans... I don't know... If I had talked to you. things might have been different..."

"I know," she said, "He made a fuss based on the complete misunderstanding. I don't know why he said I was jealous of someone... He has lost his mind! I'm sorry you got pulled into this mess."

Umm... Should I tell her about my feelings?

But was this even the right time?

But didn't I always wait for the 'right' time that never really came?

Maybe I should tell her and let her reject me! I should let the matter end for good!

"Bella... I really don't know how you're going to take this... But I want you to know that I really have strong feelings for you," I said before I could think further.

No!

I shouldn't have said that.

No, no, no!

This wasn't the right moment!

"I can't believe this shit... Do I even know you guys?" She said with disbelief, "Esme was so right about you... I'm glad she warned me that you're going to come up with something like this to get back at Masen!"

What?

Mom?

What?

What the hell was she talking about?