Chapter three

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BPOV

My plan was go to Forks Saturday morning; visit Charlie, make him a nice meal, hang out with Jess and Mike, and have a nice time over the weekend. But NO! Instead, the very first thing I see when arriving in town is a cruiser from the Forks PD and a beat-up, blue Honda Civic with its hood up. Leah Clearwater was standing in the shortest skirt I have ever seen, sucking face and groping Edward Cullen, like a teenager. He was wearing his uniform and he looked so good. I thought I was over him, I thought I could be around him; but with that visual, my heart broke all over again. I felt stupid, because after all this time I thought I didn’t care if I saw him alone or with someone, but clearly that wasn’t the case.

When I arrived at home, Charlie wasn’t there so I proceeded to check the pantry and the fridge. Both were almost empty. The house was a mess, so I took my duffle bag to my room and started to clean. After two hours I was finally done, so I took the keys to my black Mustang and went grocery shopping. Now, don’t get your hopes up, my car was as beat-up as Leah’s, the only difference was my car purred like a kitten.

When I got back, Charlie was home from work. “Hey kiddo! Where were you?” asked Charlie. At the same time he pulled me into a hug. “I came through the door and for a moment, I thought I was in another person’s house. Thanks for cleaning, Bells.” I hugged Charlie back and smiled up at him.

“Don’t thank me; God knows you need some help here.” He made a face and shook his head.

“Now, Bells, don’t be like that with your old man. I’m a bachelor and the guys come over to relax with me, you know? Poker games and beer nights are our thing,” he said, grinning at me. “Some beer cans and cigarettes butts are not that bad.” I shook my head, very amused. “Oh! And the guys are coming tonight so umm…” He was looking at the floor, trying to tell me something.

“What Dad?” I asked him. He finally looked up at me. “Edward is coming too.” My face fell, but I tried to hide it. I didn’t want my dad to feel guilty so I tried to smile.

“Don’t worry, Dad. It’s ok. Besides, is a boy’s night so I’ll just be in my room, out of the way.” He smiled at me.

“Thanks. Oh, and Bells?” he called out to me. “It’s guy’s night.”

“Yes, dad,” I chuckle.

I made dinner and Charlie and I ate it early because the “boys” were coming at seven. I was finishing washing the dishes when the bell rang. That was my cue to go to my room. I took my iPhone and put in the ear buds to use music to distract myself. After a few minutes I realized that wasn’t enough, so I took down one of my Jean Austen novels from the shelf and started to read.

Two hours later I had taken out my ear buds, the book was on the floor, and I was trying to hear what was going on downstairs, through my bedroom door. The only thing I could hear was laughing and murmurs… So frustrating. I went to bed that night knowing Edward was there and I was mad about it.

The next day I woke up late, it was almost two o’clock, so didn’t get the chance to see Jess and Mike. I wanted to go to the station to say bye to Charlie, but I couldn’t risk seeing Edward. I decided to call Charlie’s cellphone and tell him I was going to wait for him until seven. He assured me he was going to be at home by six, so I didn’t have to wait around for long.

I was watching a movie when the bell rang. I went to the see who it was and when I opened the door, I wish I had looked through the window next to it. There was Edward, in his uniform. He looked different; bigger built and taller, but his hair was the same. It was still sticking up wildly, in every direction and it shone like the color of a bright penny. He was just standing at the threshold of my father’s house, looking at me without saying anything. I got annoyed and I was starting to shut the door when his hand shot out to stop me.

“Bella, can I have a word with you?” he asked me. I narrowed my eyes at him before answering, “No!” I shut the door in his face. Of course, he started to knock and scream at me, like a mad man.

“Open the door, Bella. Don’t be immature,” he told me. I lost it. I yanked the door open and started to scream at him.

“I’m not immature, Edward Cullen. I just have nothing to say to you. We are not friends. I don’t even like you, so I have no idea why you are here.” I was out of breath and incredibly mad just looking at him, with his sad face and guilty look in his eyes.

“Please, Bella, I want to apologize for what I did. Just listen to me, please.” I narrowed my eyes at him again.

“Apologize? You want to apologize to me? For what exactly?”

“Well… Bella I… It’s just…” He couldn’t even form a sentence and that put me more on edge at that point.

“What, Edward? When Leah was sucking your face, on the side of the road yesterday did she suck your brain out too? Talk now or leave, Cullen!” He huffed, exasperated at me.

“I can see you have changed. Sarcasms doesn’t suit you, Bella.”

“And being a jerk has been working very well for you all these years. Talk, Edward, or leave. I don’t have time for you.”

He took some time to compose himself before trying again. “Like I was saying, I came to apologize for what I did to you. It was a horrible thing to do, but in my defense, I was a stupid teenager and I didn’t know what I was losing.”

At his confession, I started to laugh. He was shocked by my outburst, but really, it was laughing or beating him at that point.

“I’m glad I amuse you, Bella,” he told me. “I came here to do the right thing and you just laugh at me?” I started to laugh harder, tears filling my eyes. He waited patiently for me to stop.

“Edward Cullen, I am amused because you had all the time in the world to come here and do the right thing, but you didn’t. You humiliated me in front of the whole senior class and in front of my friends in La Push. Now, after six years, you come and apologize? You came back every single summer, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year. You didn’t want to talk to me or see me then. The few times we did run into each other you never acknowledged me at all. And now you want to apologize? What’s changed, Edward? Why are you doing this now?” I ask him. He was looking at the floor now, and I was getting mad, again, because of his silence. I moved to shut the door but he spoke up, at last.

“I wanted to do it, Bella, but I was so ashamed of myself I didn’t know what to do those times we ran in to each other. The time just passed. And then I had a dream last night.” He looked up, his gaze suddenly intense and fixed on mine. “Well, it was more like a nightmare than a dream. When I woke, I knew I had to see you and apologize.” I didn’t believe one word he had said when he finished talking. I just wanted him gone.

“Ok, Edward, I accept your apology. Now leave, because I’m heading to Seattle tonight and I have things to do.” I was starting to close the door but he stopped me… again.

“That’s it? Just like that, you are forgiving me?” He looked a little skeptical.

“Yes, Edward, just like that.” I slammed the door closed in his face.

After Edward left, I took my overnight bag and headed to the police station. When I found my dad, I hurriedly said goodbye so I could get the hell out of Forks as quickly as possible.

Why did I ever think it would be okay to return to Forks and try to act normal around Edward? After six years, I thought I could do it. Now, I could see how naïve I was. Driving back to Seattle, I vow to go back to my life and leave Edward Cullen where he belongs, in the past.

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Thanks to my beta and pre-reader Kymbersmith90!

Twilight is not mine only the plot.

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