Mind over Matter

When they got to Bella's house, Edward promised he would meet her up stairs. As Bella opened her door to go into her room, there he was laying on his bed. Bella laid down next to Edward and they started talking. It started on the whole vampire subject again and his family. Then they got on the subject of Bella’s sleeping habits. Edward told her that he had been there before. She wondered if he really had come in and been there while she was sleeping! Then he told her that he had heard her sleep talking and he thought it was really cute. Bella’s heart started to flutter. She loved when he called her cute. They finally had gotten on the topic of Edward himself. Bella asked him how he does it every day. “’Mind over matter,’ he repeated, smiling, his teeth bright even in the darkness.” (301) He explained that he had to overcome the scent and be stronger so there was no possibility that he could ever hurt her. The conversation went into a topic of fear. Edward asked if Bella was at all scared. She said she wasn’t at all. Then Edward asked the most important question of the evening. “’I’m curious now, though,’ he said, his voice light again. ‘Have you ever…?’ He trailed off suggestively.” (311) Bella stated that she had never felt like this towards anyone before. It was important that he asked that because he then obviously felt the same way towards her. The conversation nearly faded as Bella fell into a deep sleep and even then Edward laid down with her.