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"How about now?"<br />
My eyes snap open when I feel him press a kiss to <strong>my</strong> forehead. He's done this<br />
millions of times, but this time he lingers—leaving kiss after kiss to the area.<br />
My mouth falls open. The look in his eyes, I've seen it before, several times. But the<br />
time that sticks in <strong>my</strong> head the most is the weekend things lead to . . .<br />
"Ma!"<br />
"Hey, <strong>baby</strong> boy." I smile down, stepping away from Edward and quickly picking him<br />
up before the curling iron can inflict third degree burns on him. "I was <strong>just</strong> thinking<br />
about you."<br />
-x- 28 –x-<br />
"I really like that shade of purple on you," Edward tells me, and I have to literally lean<br />
against the counter as déjà vu hits me and memories assault <strong>my</strong> brain.<br />
"Happy Birthday!" I squealed, launching <strong>my</strong>self at Edward, causing him to chuckle.<br />
"Bella, are you drunk? You've told me 'happy birthday' like three times already<br />
tonight."<br />
"Oh! Well, congratulations!" I shouted.<br />
This time I'm rewarded with a smirk, a wink, and a quiet, "Thanks, sweetheart. You<br />
too."<br />
I gasped and <strong>my</strong> heart fluttered a little, but I pushed it down, not sure why. "We<br />
graduated! Can you believe it?" I danced a little in place, grabbing his arm and<br />
spinning <strong>my</strong>self around under it. "I'm almost gonna miss Professor Justice's droning<br />
on and on," I tried to say seriously, but we both cracked up. "Okay, that's clearly a<br />
lie."<br />
"Hey, she's not too bad. She did work at getting you that internship." At that we both<br />
frowned. "Bella, I think you should take it. I mean I'll miss you, we'll all miss you, of<br />
course, but—"<br />
I had to interrupt him. The thought of being away from <strong>my</strong> family—from him—for a<br />
year, immediately bringing tears to <strong>my</strong> eyes. "Let's talk about something else.<br />
Please."