He stared at her wide eyed for a moment. He blinked a few times, trying to make sure that he heard her correctly. "Did you just ask me to move in with you?" he asked carefully.

Bella nodded slowly. She shifted uncomfortably in her seat, folding her fingers in her lap nervously. "Well, yeah... we've spent quite a lot of time together recently and... well... I was wondering if you would ever want to move in with me permanently..." she trailed off, looking up at him hopefully.

Edward pursed his lips in confusion. He tilted his head, studying Bella's expression carefully as he tried to figure out whether or not...