[Ah. Yes. That. His stance still...stands.]

Bella... It's not like that. I like being your protector and that will never change. It only bothers me that you'd be signing yourself up for more danger than you're already subjected to.

[It's going to be the Jacob thing all over again, isn't it? Having his intentions backfire, only succeeding in driving a wedge between them. Only this time she's taking herself out of the equation instead of rebelling against the opposition and that scares him.]

What else can I do?