She Will Be Loved

Quinn pulled up to the house and noticed that all the cars were gone except for Edward's Volvo. She let out a sigh of relief. Maybe if the school had in fact called her home she would be able to delete the voice mail if they left one.

After grabbing her things from the car, she walked up the few stairs and pushed open the door. "I'm home, Edward!" Quinn announced, walking into the kitchen where the house phone was located and picking it up.

The school hadn't left a voice mail and she began to become a bit nervous. What if they had called Esme's or Carlisle's personal phone? Then there would be no hiding the truth...

"How was school?"

"The usual, I suppose." Quinn shrugged, not bothering to look over at Edward as she put the phone back. When she turned to look at him, she noticed that he wasn't alone. "Hey Bella, long time no see."

"Yeah, it's definitely been a while." She nodded in agreement, her brown, wavy hair swaying along with the motion. "How've you been?"

"Pretty good, I can't complain." Quinn answered. "What about yourself?"

"The same."

Same old, Bella. Quinn smiled.

"Glad to hear it."

"Quinn... the school called." Edward said.

"Oh really, why?" Quinn asked, pretending as if nothing were wrong.

"You know why. How are you failing history and math, Quinn? Last year you were getting all A's and this year... it's a completely different story."

"I don't know... it's senioritis, I guess. Just... please don't tell Carlisle or Esme, Edward, please."

Edward shook his head and ran a hand through his hair. "Well, what are you going to do? Do you want me to tutor you?"

"No, I'm going to be part of a program and a tutor's going to be assigned to me."

"Are you going to be tutored at school?"

"Probably not, if anything I'll just have them meet me at the local library."

Edward ran his hand through his hair yet again and looked at the ceiling for an answer. He didn't like this situation at all. It wasn't bad, per say... it was just not a scenario he would've wanted to be in. If someone came into the picture, there could be a chance that they could discover his family's secret. Wait a minute... what was he thinking? He was being selfish. Why should he try to control what she does or who she associates with? It was her choice to have if she wanted to be tutored by someone other than him. After all, she was still the normal one around here. Quinn was the one who was still human, the one who wasn't eternally damned, the one who still had a soul. He was being a horrible older brother...

"Alright, I won't tell Carlisle or Esme, and I'll be sure to let Alice know not to either if she should ever come across or see something." Edward said.

Quinn grinned and hugged Edward tightly. "Thank you, Edward!" She yelled. After letting him go she grabbed her backpack and thew it over her shoulder. "I'm going to go up to my room and do homework!"

Edward chuckled to himself. "Of course you are." He mused and then turned to the love of his life, kissing her temple gently. "C'mon, let's go out, the weather's perfect for our meadow."