this had to be a prank. or maybe she had hit her head harder than she thought in the car crash. bella was still trying to make sense of how he got across that parking lot so quickly. or how he knew that she was there at all. normally after econ she would head to the station to each lunch her with dad. he had a busier case load than normal lately, so she had opted for a quick bite and coffee at the library. she wasn't supposed to be there at all. yet, they somehow kept showing up in the same places. washington was small, but it appeared they were nearly overlapping.
" i'm sorry - can you repeat that ? " head is tilted to the side and mouth is slightly open in a way that can only be described as befuddled. " you know what - this classroom is empty - maybe i didn't hear you clearly - " hand absently reaches to guide edward in as well, letting the noise of the busy corridor die down slightly. it was her first time back in the library, or back at school, since the incident. although edward had come to the hospital, their father had been the one to give the go ahead, so surely she wasn't checking up on bella.
hands dropped to her side, taking a half-step back looking up at the other. " you have my full attention now. it's just what i thought i heard before - " there's an apologetic smile on her features, " well, i must not have heard it right."