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Post by Bella Swan on Mar 15, 2007 6:31:49 GMT -5
Bella could sense that he was searching for the right words, so that he wouldn't say the wrong thing. And the suddenly it was her turn. But how could she put this right? Saying it the wrong way could mess things up even further. So after a moments hesitation she said, "Not exactly. I just... you want me to be able to stand on my own two feet. You don't want to fight my battles for me." She paused, all the while praying she hadn't said something wrong. "I'm greatful for everything you've done for me, its just going to take some getting used to. You would always fight my battles before..."She trailed off and attempted to joke. "You spoiled me." She didn't know if he'd take that the right way, but she hoped that the smile on her face helped lighten the mood.
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Post by Edward Cullen on Mar 15, 2007 17:09:46 GMT -5
Edward couldn’t stop the smile that spread across his face. He was relieved to know that it wasn’t anything overly serious. Gazing across the courtyard of the Cullen Residence Edward inhaled deeply, before exhaling slowly. “You deserve to be spoiled Bella. You’re just to stubborn to really enjoy it.” He said softly before returning his gaze to her face. “I understand what you’re saying. Its not that I don’t want to fight your battles as it is, you need to learn to fight them on your own.” He paused for a second. “Lets just start with one step at a time?”
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Post by Bella Swan on Mar 16, 2007 13:54:49 GMT -5
Bella nodded and leaned against Edward. "One step at a time sounds good to me." Fleetingly, she wondered if this would be the most that they would have to get used to, or if there would be more. But she pushed that thought from her mind and rested her head against his shoulder. "It sounds like Charlie isn't too thrilled to talk to me just yet, so I suppose I'll just stay here a while longer. Or something..." Bella chuckled and closed her eyes. The sun was coming out and its warmth felt good. Thats one thing she doubted she'd ever get used to, the lack of warmth.
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Post by Edward Cullen on Mar 18, 2007 20:47:56 GMT -5
Edward nodded slowly. He knew first hand just what Charlie was feeling right now. He'd been broadcasting so loudly that he didn't even half to try to pick up what he'd been thinking. Edward had merely just known. He frankly could understand why Bella's father was so upset. There was a lot of stuff happening her and he more or less had no say over it. That couple with the fact that there was a lot of stuff riding merely on faith. All in all Charlie was just having a hard time accepting that vampires were real and his ownly daughter was one. "Don't blame yourself Bella. Charlie's not upset with you. He's upset with the world in general. Put yourself in his shoes, why don't you. He's got a lot to accept and deal with."
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Post by Bella Swan on Mar 19, 2007 20:40:24 GMT -5
Bella nodded. "I suppose... But how long did he seriously think I was going to put it off?" She couldn't understand how some people could ignore things that they'd rather forget. Its just a whole lot easier to deal with it, then get over it. "I wish... "She trailed off for a moment. "I wish that he could try to understand. I wish he wanted to talk about it." Then she silently added, I wish I could talk to him and make everything right.
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Post by Edward Cullen on Aug 8, 2007 23:09:00 GMT -5
Edward glanced down at Bella, the sun hitting them both causing their skin to shimmer in the few minutes that were left before the sun disappeared below the hills. He gave her no response, but instead tried to understand it from her perspective and then use that to explain what Charlie was going through. He loved Bella dearly, but there were just some things that she tended to overcomplicate.
“Bella, he’s trying to understand. Believe me, when I tell you this.” He began slowly, latching their fingers together. He shifted slightly, his back up against the railing of the stairs and he pulled Bella onto his lap. “He’s confused more than anything. Up until a couple nights ago Bella, he didn’t have to worry about vampires or much of anything else. Now he’s learned that vampires exist, his daughter’s dating on, not to mention becoming on herself. It’s a lot to take in for him.”
He wasn’t sure how much of his words were actually getting through to Bella, but he’d keep talking until she told him to stop. For the moment he was content to just sit there with her and not have to worry about losing his own control.
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Post by Bella Swan on Aug 10, 2007 15:04:43 GMT -5
Bella sighed. "I know its a lot. But we prepared him for it all. Well, except for the near death experience I brought about, but he should've pieced enough to say, "Hey, this might happen.". And he doesn't hate you because your a vampire. He hates you for being my boyfriend. He just might be happy your a vampire, it gives him a reason to dislike you..." She let out a small laugh and leaned her self against Edward's chest. Her eyes watched their intertwined hands, shining together in the dying sunlight. "I suppose that it will be much more difficult for him to comprehend. Its different for him then it was for me. I always knew you were something much more then human. When you let me in on your secret, I wasn't surprised. He wasn't prepared for that... No way anyone else would be prepared. No one else ever watched your family as closely as I did..."
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Post by Edward Cullen on Aug 10, 2007 15:44:39 GMT -5
Edward considered Bella’s words carefully. He had been aware of that long before she had been, for as much as she had watched his family, he had been constantly watching her, doing everything in his power to keep her out of harms way. Though it had been dangerous, Edward couldn’t deny that having Bella with him, through out eternity was perhaps a better trade-off than having lost her to the Volturi or some other crazy vampire. That conclusion, however brought Victoria to the front of his mind and he knew that they would have to be careful.
It was still obvious that Victoria wanted Bella, and would stop at nothing to achieve her goal.
Letting his eyes fall shut again, listening to the surrounding sounds, Edward tried to find a solution to this thing with Charlie. Perhaps the best solution was to merely agree that there might be no solution to it at all. Its very possible that Charlie may never come to terms with Bella’s tastes in men, or the fact that she gave up her life to spent eternity with the very monster she’d just become.
It was a tangled web they weaved.
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Post by Bella Swan on Aug 10, 2007 20:17:38 GMT -5
(( Is it finished?? I don't know where else this thread can go, unless you have any suggestions, Krys.))
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Post by Edward Cullen on Aug 10, 2007 22:31:44 GMT -5
((Can't say that I do. I'm thinking of suggesting that either Gabby or Rosina go through and move all the old and inactive threads to one place, so we can start posting anew. It would be easier to find stuff that way.
But hey, at least we finished something right?))
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Post by Bella Swan on Aug 11, 2007 10:10:29 GMT -5
((That would make things easier... Where has Gabby been?
And it is a good thing that we finally finished this thread... its been around since, what? january? lol)
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Post by Edward Cullen on Aug 11, 2007 10:30:39 GMT -5
((Yep, since January. Well we all know that Edward likes to think things threw))
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Post by Bella Swan on Aug 11, 2007 10:37:02 GMT -5
((Naturally. Thats what you get when you've been alive since 1901 ))
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Post by Edward Cullen on Aug 11, 2007 10:52:50 GMT -5
((Yep, its all vampire have. Time I mean. he'll be 107 this year!!)
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Post by Bella Swan on Aug 11, 2007 11:04:25 GMT -5
((Woot!))
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Post by Edward Cullen on Aug 11, 2007 11:13:47 GMT -5
((We should so, throw a party for him! I mean Edward always loves throughing surprises for Bella.))
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Post by Bella Swan on Aug 11, 2007 11:24:27 GMT -5
(( How fun would that be? I'm totally for it if we can get others involved.))
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Post by Edward Cullen on Dec 12, 2007 23:54:02 GMT -5
((and for the record, this thread is closed Rosina.))
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