^Me too!
slayerchick303 wrote:
He feels more possessive of her than anything. He's jealous, but you never really hear him think about anything other than how pretty Bella is and how he fantasizes about her. Yes, he doesn't get treated in the greatest way in the books, but you have to admit sometimes he is just annoying!
So, first I would be tempted to criticize the author for not giving the character much depth when she had the chance, but I won't...
If I must accept the Mike we are handed in
Midnight Sun, I shall accept him with open arms. Mike, at least, keeps his thoughts tightly bottled up inside, as someone mentioned once (a while back, I think). As
glstewart said, Mike's been a good friend to Bella and, other than asking her out three times in every book, he hasn't acted on his lust/love/whichever-it-was-SMeyer-fantasized-about.
And that's exactly right,
holdingoutforjacob: kisses on the cheek mean so much more in highschool, *especially* when you've been vying for a person's attention for so long. To Mike, this probably seemed like a declaration of love. From
Midnight Sun it seemed he made a lot of assumptions (positive for him) about Bella's feelings towards him.
Ah! I just went back and looked at the part; now I feel ten times more sympathetic towards Mike.
"You want to do something tonight?" [Mike]
How could he still sound hopeful?
"Can't. I've got a slumber party," I grumbled...
((Then Jake came rumbling through on his motorbike))
I looked at Mike quickly. I knew I only had seconds.
...
"I got really sick and went home, okay?" I said to Mike, my voice filled with sudden excitement.
"Fine," he muttered.
I pecked Mike swiftly on the cheek. "Thanks, Mike. I owe you one!" I called as I sprinted away.
--
So she kissed Mike on the cheek and hopped onto a motorcycle with another man while her boyfriend was out of town, just before Mike was about to ask her out again.