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"Lemme guess. Edward had a fit about it?"<br />
"Maybe."<br />
I cringe at hearing her disappointed sigh over the phone. The truth is I'm not that<br />
opposed to their setting me up—well not really. I don't get out enough to meet<br />
people on <strong>my</strong> own, after all. I <strong>just</strong> wish they would find better guys.<br />
Sam is the only one that made it through the entire first date, without me having to<br />
fake an emergency—let alone to the third—and we all know how that ended up.<br />
Though, if I'm being honest, it's not his inability to look past <strong>my</strong> living situation that<br />
bothered me so much, as it was his ability to drop <strong>my</strong> ass like a bad habit.<br />
"Bella, sweetie," she sighs again, and this time I roll <strong>my</strong> eyes.<br />
"I get it, Al. You're disappointed."<br />
"It's not that . . . well kinda, but more importantly . . ."<br />
"Yeah?"<br />
"I'm gonna say this in the nicest possible way. With Edward constantly shooting<br />
down these guys you're trying to date and him knowing how much his approval<br />
means to you, have you ever taken into consideration maybe he's hoping your<br />
relationships fail? Like maybe he <strong>just</strong> wants you to himself?"<br />
-x- 11-x-<br />
Of course I had taken that into consideration before. Not in the sense Edward is<br />
hoping for us to actually be together, but because I know firsthand we've both<br />
always been very selfish and protective of our relationship with each other.<br />
Does he want me to be lonely and unhappy? Of course not. But do we both know<br />
that the other getting into a serious relationship—with high demands—can stand to<br />
jeopardize the strange bubble we've created? Yes!<br />
It's been that way since we were younger. From the first time a girl broke his heart<br />
and I promptly kicked her ass. To when he returned the favor at <strong>my</strong> Sweet 16<br />
birthday party and <strong>my</strong> boyfriend broke up with me, causing Edward to give him a<br />
black eye. From that moment on, it's been pretty imperative we approve of the<br />
other's relationships, and whoever we're with respect our friendship. That's been a<br />
little difficult since having EJ and our loyalty and protection of each other has only<br />
grown. Is it a little dysfunctional? You bet your ass, but it works for us.
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