Back to the Past, I Gave Them a Future
"Nathaniel, what's that supposed to mean? You said you were bringing me home for the New Year, and now you're just going to stand here waiting for Bella?"
Instead of answering, he fell into a rare, stony silence.
I knew then he wasn't leaving anytime soon, so I slipped out the side door instead. I had barely reached the end of the alley when I heard hurried footsteps behind me. I ducked down by the wall of a nearby yard.
His hoarse, desperate voice rang out. "Bella, if you've got guts, come out and face me! What's the point of hiding like this?
"Whatever's between us, we can talk it out!"