Storming Sky

DANCE

DANCE

I walked outside after I finished my breakfast to meet Edward at the car. Alice was right, it wasn't a big deal, but I needed to be honest with Edward about how I was feeling about his relationship with Bella, before it destroyed my relationship with him.

"Hey," I said, stepping into the Volvo. He started the car and looked at me.

"Why did it take a volcanic explosion for you to talk to me?" He said, sad. He was trying to get a read on me, but it wasn't working. I didn't really know what to say.

"Because I didn't know how else to get you to stop and listen," I told him. For once, he was driving the speed limit, which I appreciated. "You are always so busy that I felt like I wasn't important enough for you anymore."

"Jasper said you were jealous..." Edward started.

"I am," I said, finally coming to terms with it. "It's all about balance, Edward, and you're not doing a very good job of it. If you're not with Bella, you're stalking her. If you're not stalking her, you're hunting. You are letting her consume you and all of your time. I'm not like the others, I don't get to spend time doing things with you at night. I don't see you at school. I'm not saying that I'm not happy for you, but I would like to hang out with you sometimes."

"Well, this is a start," Edward said. "You can drive with Bella and I to school, if you'd like."

"I also want one day a week where we do something together. I don't care if it's a jam session or a quick trip to McDonalds, I just want time with you. Alone." I clarified. This was working.

"Deal." He said, smiling. "Now was that so hard?"

"Not really," I said shyly. We pulled into Bella's driveway and waited for her to come out. As soon as she did, she stopped and noticed the car. The look of shock on her face said it all.

"You didn't tell her you were picking her up?!" I shouted at him, smacking him with my book. He shrugged and got out of the car. I tried to listen in on their conversation.

"Do you want to ride with me today?" Edward asked her. She looked so uncomfortable.

"Yes, thank you," she said slowly and climbed into my previously occupied front seat. She turned and saw me and jumped again.

"Hey Bella," I said casually.

"Hey Danielle," she said, still in awe of the whole thing.

"Have you two met?" Edward asked. Bella nodded.

"Yeah, once or twice through mutual friends," she explained. I shrugged, she's not wrong.

"I brought a jacket for you," Edward said suddenly. I laughed in the back and Edward sent me a glare. "I didn't want you to get sick or something," he explained. I rolled my eyes.

"I'm not quite that delicate," Bella said, but took the jacket anyways. It was cold out today, now that the sun had run away again.

"So what, no twenty questions today?" Edward asked. "I'm sure my sister has some good input she could provide for you."

"Do my questions bother you?" Bella asked.

"Not as much as your reactions do," he said seriously, but still smiling. It was a smile that I had never seen before.

"Do I react badly?" Bella asked, trying to catch herself.

"No, that's the problem," Edward explains. "You take everything so coolly – it's unnatural. It makes me wonder what you are really thinking."

"I always tell you what I am really thinking," Bella defends.

"You edit," Edward accuses.

"Not much."