Edward Cullen's Stalking Class 101

Chapter 26 - In the Meadow

Edward's POV

I showed up at Bella's house right after Charlie had left for work. As far as Charlie knew Bella was single and was not involved with the supernatural...or Facebook...or stalking class...the more I thought about it the more it seemed that Charlie wasn't a very good father. That, or Bella was just really good at hiding things from him. Surely he's been a little bit suspicious about how much time Bella spends with the Cullens? Either way I didn't want to question it. The less he knew the better.

I knocked on the door and put on my best 'I'm sorry' face. Bella opened the door and closed it again once she saw me, I heard her feet padding away from the door. Normally I would accept that she didn't want to see me and I would give her space but today was different. She wanted to see what I looked like in the sunlight and so today she would. If she would forgive me. I opened the door and walked into the kitchen where Bella was making breakfast.

"What do you want?" Bella snapped taking her toast out of the toaster and covering it in butter and jam.

"I want to apologise for lying to you." I began, taking a seat at the table.

"You've apologised enough. I don't need to hear it. I've taken some time and I forgive you, but I still don't understand. I get why human guys lie to girls and I get why shape shifter guys have to lie but I don't know why vampires have to lie. Especially you, the one vampire who is supposed to be honest with me and tell me everything." Bella sat down opposite me.

"You really think I meant to lie to you? The Denalis showed up unexpectedly and it would have been rude of me to dash off without saying hello. Time seemed to get away from me and I'm sorry. I won't lie to you ever again. Please Bella, try to understand. I even think I have a way to make things up to you, if you'll come with me today."

"What are you doing today? Don't you have a class to teach?"

"Not today, it's a sunny day today. And I want to show you why I avoid sunlight. Emmett is covering the class as a favour to me."

"Won't Emmett also be affected by the sun?"

"Yes, but he's willing to take the risk. I was mad at him for what he did over the weekend and so he needs to make it up to me. Please come with me."

"Do I really have to see you burn in the sun? I don't like the idea of you getting hurt even if it is to make it up to me."

"How many times do I have to tell you we are not like movie vampires? We don't burst into flames, we don't die, we don't melt but it's hard to explain."

"Okay I'll go with you. But I'm still mad and don't even think about dazzling me."

"Fine,"

We sat in silence as Bella had breakfast and while she was getting dressed I washed her dishes and put them away. When Bella came back downstairs I lifted her onto my back and ran to the meadow. It was still quite early and cloudy so I had some time to prepare myself. I set Bella down so she could take in our surroundings.

"We could have just walked you know." She said walking around the meadow.

"I know, but it wouldn't have been the same." I smiled as I got a text from Alice telling me the sun was going to come out soon and that I should relax. Yeah right, she wasn't about to show her new girlfriend that she sparkled in the sun.

I was so nervous, what was Bella going to think of me when she saw me sparkle like a fairy? I thought I would be okay with this but I was suddenly feeling very self-conscious. She might laugh...or even worse – take pictures. But even if she did take pictures would they turn out well? I've never taken a picture of a vampire in the sunlight so I'm not sure on the quality, maybe it wouldn't be so bad. As long as she didn't put the photos on the internet. I wouldn't know how to explain to my family that my girlfriend exposed us by putting photos of me on Facebook.