The sound of her heart beat made his grin widen even more.

"Of course not." Was it enough to worry over that a small part of him was still waiting for the running and screaming? Even after so long? "I'm just making sure I'm not kidnapping you against your will."

His smile showed the whites of his teeth as he smoothly jumped out of the seat once the bus had shoved itself into a hard stop. Hood securely latched down, hands balled in his pockets, he gave Bella a nod in place of holding a hand out for her. "Let's get going, Bella."