“Ok, ok, enough with the flattery.” He joked, waving his hands dismissively.

“Hello, Edward. What brings you here?”

He can’t be here to see me.

“Actually, I am.” He murmured, as he quickly took a seat by my feet. I stared down at him as he lowered his back into the grass and placed his arms behind his head.

“Join me.” he called. I had not choice but to comply. His voice seemed to control the inner workings of my body; like the strings of a puppet master. I sank sinuously to the ground beside him, confused but happy to be sharing this moment.

“You do have a choice, you know.” He mused.

“Huh?”

“Nothing…so, how are you?”

I hated when he asked questions he already knew the answers to.

“If I knew the answer I wouldn’t be asking.” He chuckled lightly.

“So you’ve lost your gift then, have you?”

“No, its works as well as it always has.” I heard the smile in his voice.

“Then you won’t mind if I don’t bother to answer that ridiculous question.” I snapped, turning my head away from him. I swear, sometimes it felt like he got off on torturing me. As if reading my most intimate thoughts wasn’t enough, he had to hear me say them. Instantly, he was lying in front of me, his glorious face propped up on his elbow.

“Tanya, please forgive me. I never meant to torture you. It’s just that, there are times when your thoughts are not quite clear. Sometimes they all run together and it’s hard for me to single them out.” He explained, pushing a strand of my hair away from my face with his long fingers. His touch sent a warm vibration throughout my body.

“Sorry.” He mumbled, swiftly pulling his hand away.

“Its fine, Edward. You can’t help it. I’m sorry for what I said, err, thought. I know your not trying to hurt me.”

“Well, I will admit there are some things I hear but would rather you spoke them aloud.” He smiled sheepishly. “It’s easier to feel the tenor of your emotions if I hear you voice them.”

“What are you doing here, Edward?” I sighed heavily. He did not answer. Instead, he rolled onto his back and stared up into the sky. It was beginning to seem like he wasn’t going to respond, so I too rolled to my back, fanning my hair out once again. My eyes flickered to his face as a small growl escaped his throat.