*dusts off blog*
Yeah I know... You probably thought I was dead or something. Nope, I am very much alive and kicking.
So @Chrisska, made (yes, she made me) write for the contest she's hosting (Pop the Question)
I probably won't win a thing in this contest (there are so many good entries, seriously go read them. They made me happy. They are all so fluffy) BUT I already won something better. I have my mojo back with a vengeance. :)
I am so happy I could scream!!
Anywho, Chapter 4 of this baby is off to PTB and chapter 5 is on the making. Um... this probably means I'll need to WC again. Will have to persuade someone into WCing... anyways... This is unbeta'd but I hope my grammar does not make you cringe too much.
Chapter
4: A Storm is Brewing
Bella felt so compelled to surrender. To give herself
to the feelings Edward stirred within her, but her better judgement and the memory
of how easily he could hurt her was making her retreat.
“You don’t trust me,” Edward stated in a low voice.
Bella flinched at the tone in his voice. It sounded
almost hurt. Somehow, and in spite of how he had hurt her last night, the last
thing she wanted was to cause him any kind of distress.
“I don’t know you enough yet,” she replied after a few
moments of silence.
Edward didn’t know why he felt he needed her trust so
badly, but the fact of the matter was he needed it.
“We’ll work on getting to know each other,” he said as
he served a glass of wine and handed it to Bella.
She smiled at him sweetly and took the offered wine
from his hand.
“It’s an odd situation we find each other in. Usually
marriages in our class are arrangements of the same nature of the one we have.
However, the parties usually pretend it’s a true marriage whereas we are truly
aware of the status of our relationship. We both need something from the other
that can only be gained through marriage. Somehow, I feel like the fact that we
both acknowledge our predicament is what’s making us act so awkward. Do you
think it would have been better if we pretended like everyone else?” Bella
mused.
“I don’t know. I don’t think so. I’ve seen the
marriages of many of my friends. Trying to pretend something that isn’t takes a
lot more effort than it’s worth. I am glad we are being honest with each other.
I think a marriage, even one like ours which is mainly of convenience, will
have more chances of being successful if honesty is the basis for it.”
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