Though Bella is trying to study for an English final, Edward does his best to distract her, only stopping to ask her to marry him. Bella quickly counters with "change me", and he agrees to change her if she agrees to marry him, calling it a compromise. He tells her that where he comes from that is how people say I love you, and she counters with, "where I come from, at my age it says I just got knocked up." She follows that up by telling him that 2 out 3 marriages end in divorce, but ever quick on hes feet Edwards says, "I think you'll find the vampire/human divorce rate to be much lower."
This exchange is the first in the series, in which Bella is clearly thinking clearly. She is absolutely write, marriage at that age is a recipe for disaster and her parents are living proof of this, the pressure that Edward continually puts her is just another example of his desire to control her.
When Bella returns home, Charlie tells her that he wants her to get some separation from Edward but in typical teenage fashion, she responds with, "he's in my life." In a great compromise room, he agrees to end her grounding if she spends some time with her other friends, specifically Jacob, who is really hurting now. "I remember when that was you. When you needed a friend, Jake was there."
After calling and getting now answer, Bella decides to go and visit him, only discover that Edward has purposefully disabled her truck. "Bella, you have to understand, you're safety is everything to me." She tells him, "Jacob is not going to hurt me", but Edward responds with, "not intentionally, but the wolves have no control." She tells him that she has until graduation to Jacob but he responds with "I'm sorry" and faces forward. So much for the spunky in control Bella. This man has limited her movement and now seeks to control who she is friends with and how she does not see this as classic abusive behaviour and end the relationship right there is beyond me. I suppose in Twilight world, abuse is okay as long as he says that he loves you.
