#date post

[Atticus arrived, smiling at Shermy.]

On this date in 2005, Bella wakes up in the hospital in Phoenix. Edward, the doofus, tries to persuade Bella to move to Florida with her mother, because obviously half an hour after someone wakes from two days of unconsciousness is the best time to suggest something you know will upset them. *rolls eyes* 

I admit, I do feel badly for him though– he feels so unworthy of her to begin with and you know he blames himself for the whole mess with James and feels responsible for her every injury. And while he never believed they had a future, I think this was the first time he really had to consider that she might not do the leaving, but that he might have to be the one to leave her. I headcanon that this was when he started thinking of how he would do it.

Then on this date in 2006, Edward is huddled in a miserable ball in Rio when Rosalie calls to tell him that Bella is dead. To his credit, he does at least attempt to confirm this before running off to Italy like a selfish nitwit, but really, Edward! Charlie could have been at anyone’s funeral!