Too much happened for Bella. Edward started to walk towards her and for the first time, she felt herself shrink from him. She couldn't take her eyes off him and was aware that Elle was talking, but it didn't register. She shook her head, walking towards Jacob, as if looking for protection from Edward.
She may not have liked Elle, but Edward was 10,000 times stronger than her. She had never seen him like this before and it did kind of scare her.