Chapter 26- The Offer

Edward and I were packing up my mustang for our cross country trip to Dartmouth. Edward claimed we had to get there two weeks early to settle in, I think he just wanted to show me a lot of things on our road-trip, he was circling things on a map (like he needed one).

Since my talk with Carlisle something has been rattling around in my brain. I was not sure how to bring it up to Edward. He might think it is stupid or worse insulting, but I knew I could never really know unless I asked him. 

"Want to come to the meadow with me tomorrow? Alice said it is going to be the last sunny day before we leave." I suggested. He looked up from the chess game we were playing. 

"Yeah, definitely" He said as he moved his pawn. He once told me playing chess against me was like playing blind to him. With good reason I suppose, he wasn't very good when he could not his opponent’s thoughts. I moved my Queen.

"Checkmate." I said. He groaned.

"You are beyond frustrating." He said leaning back in his chair. Him losing taught him humility, which Emmett thanked me for on a daily basis. At least I had twenty four hours to figure out what I was going to say. 

"I am going to miss our meadow." Edward said. We where lying on our backs, my hand was in his and it was on he chest. 

"Me too" I said closing my eyes taking in the warmth from the sun. "But we will be back." I said confidently.

"Yes, but it will be covered in snow, until we come back for summer break." He said, I think these moments with me were his favorite. I kept going over my speech, certain points I needed to hit and things I needed to say. "You have been very quiet today." I opened my eyes and rolled my head to look at him, he was staring at me. Now, is when I had to do it, before I lost my nerve "What is it?" I sat up and he followed. "Bella, tell me." He said patiently. I kissed him I wasn't procrastinating, okay maybe a little bit. He smiled. "Try again." Some times it annoyed me that he knew me so well, and this was one of those times.