BELLA;

I sat up quickly as I remembered where I was. Jacob's soothing snore came from the other side of my bed. I exhaled and tried to push Edward out of my thoughts. I stood up slowly trying not to wake Jacob.

The floor creaked as I tiptoed across the bedroom.

"What?" Jacob's voice was a low whine.

"Sorry Jake, I didn't mean to wake you,"

"That's okay bells," he muttered as he sat up. His dark black hair was beginning to get shaggy again.

"Where's Poppy?"

"Probably in bed, I was just going to check on her," Jacob fell back onto the bed and closed his eyes.

"Okay Bella."

I wandered out the bedroom quicker now. My pace was fast as I walked up the hallway. I only stopped when I got to Poppy's bedroom.

The door creaked open. There was my baby, sat on the floor playing with her teddies. I always ran to check her every morning. My heart nearly bounded out of my ribcage every morning, as I feared Edward taking her. He had been so upset when I chose Jacob, but it was something I had to do. I mean I did love Edward with all my heart but I just couldn't risk loosing my Jacob. Poppy's hair was almost black, the deepest brown possible. Her eyes were nearly as dark. They stared up at me and shined in the early hours of the sun.

"Poppy!" I sung as I pulled the curtains open.

"Mummy," her sweet voice murmured. I turned to Poppy her arms were held up, as a gesture for me to pick her up. So I did. I kissed her lightly on the cheek.

"Would Poppy like some breakfast?" I cried in a baby voice to my daughter as she giggled.

I pushed two pop tarts into the toaster before I organized Poppy's breakfast. I quickly prepared some corn flakes then handed them to Poppy.

I chewed slowly on my pop tarts as Poppy threw Corn flakes everywhere.

"Careful Poppy!" I exclaimed as Jacob finally wandered through the door in shorts and no T-shirt. "Morning sleepy head."

"Morning Poppy," Jacob kissed her forehead before he began to prepare himself yet another huge breakfast.

"What are you doing today?" I asked curiously as Jacob's big hands tossed an egg into the hot pan.

"Going out with the boys, you know, don't mind do you?"

"No, no, no!" I laughed and began to clean up Poppy's mess.

"Can. We. Go. To the bweach mummy!" Poppy asked as she wondered over to her toy box.

"Not today, we have to go shopping because your daddy's eaten all the food!"

"No!" she shrieked.

"Now now poppy I don't want any of this."

"Whaaay mummy?"

"It's to cold for the beach anyway, Poppy," she was such a stubborn child, a bit like me I guess.

"I love you Bells," Jacob reminded me and kissed my cheek lightly before pigging out on his breakfast.

"C'mon Poppy, lets get you some clothes out," I smiled at my beautiful daughter before pulling her back into my arms.

I fiddled around in the closet of Poppy's bedroom looking for suitable clothes. I finally found a little pink shirt and some denim overalls.

"Go out and play with your toys while I get ready, darling," I giggled to her quietly as I pulled the door open. She ran out–nearly slipping once—back into the family room.

The warm water hit my back, loosening all my muscles and relaxing me from all the tension of this morning. I had got away from yet another misunderstanding with, Edward.

EDWARD;

I could go today, Jacob's going out with the pack. I could go in today. Poppy and Bella could come with me again. We could be happy, Bella didn't really want Jacob. The tension is making me crazy; I cant possibly live without Bella another week. Jacob would have to come out soon, and then I would take my chance. I would get my Bella back. Esme and Carlisle had told me I had to move on, I needed to forget her. I have tried and tried for other two years, it's just not working. I even tried to get along with Tanya. It was all just cheating; I can't live to be who I'm not anymore. Jacob didn't need Bella, well not anything like the way I did now. I really cant help being greedy when it comes to her.

I turned the radio up in my car, trying to drown out my thoughts as I waited. The engine wasn't running but I could still feel my self-shaking with anger and fury.

This was yet another time of everyday I wish I could sleep. Waiting to see Bella. This had become quite regular, waiting for her to come out of that blue beach house. Finally after two hours of waiting Jacob stepped out of the house, topless. Just like every other day then.

Bella, Bella Bella. His mind sang as if he knew I was here and he was trying to rub my face in it. He climbed in his stupid old car and drove off toward the northern forests, I guessed.

Okay, I needed to go in now. I didn't have much time to do this so I had to get a move on. I unlocked the door and pushed it open.

Not scaring her was the key. Not surprising her too much. I walked up the small pathway that led to the front door where I knocked a couple of times before I waited.

"Hang on!" her voice echoed through my head like a song. I exhaled, even though I didn't need to, as she tampered with the door lock on the other side. It finally swung open as wide as possible and her face screwed up into a face of fear.

"Bella, I need you to come with me," I murmured.

BELLA;

"Bella, I need you to come with me," Edward mumbled in his velvety voice, now I heard it I finally realised how much I had wanted it.

I was speechless.

"E-Edw-w-ard, p-p-lea-ese, go," I cried out in a stammer as tears streamed down my face. "Don't mess with me like this!"

"Please just come hear me out," he begged. He was a mess. His hair shaggy, a bit like Jacobs and his clothes not on properly. Buttons in the wrong holes.

"Okay," I agreed slowly. "Let me get Poppy," I mumbled and walked back into my house.

I picked up my cell phone, just incase and grabbed a coat before I picked Poppy up and headed to the door.

Edward still stood at the front door, his lips curved into a small smile, almost. I walked past him and straight down the pathway. The roses were soaking but they still survived. So I could too. I turned left at the end of the garden.

"No Bells, this way," he pointed to his silver car parked across the road. I didn't reply I just crossed the road.

When I got in the car, Edward locked it so I couldn't get out. I felt my breathing become faster as he did so. Poppy sat in the back seat as if it was Jacobs's car, not a care in the world.

Edward was driving to fast for it to be legal, neither he nor Poppy thought anything of it.

"Where are you taking us?" I blubbered against my tears.

"Somewhere where Jacob is not so we can talk," he insisted. His eyes were concentrated on the road in front of him. Even though he didn't have to concentrate like that he did.

"Can you go slower? Edward? Please?" I shuttered. He nodded once and slowed down to the fastest the legal limit would go.

"Here this will do," he sang in a strong voice as he pulled up at an empty car park. The engine was cut and Edward climbed out, before I knew it he was at my door helping me out. My skin tingled at the touch of his cool hand. "Come," he gestured to sit on an old piece of driftwood, like the one Jacob and I used to sit on together. I perched on it.

"Bella," he began, "you've driven me so crazy," he exhaled.

"I tried so hard bella, Esme and Carlisle helped, they told me I didn't need you, I thought I didn't. This year I tried to be happy with Tanya, I was cheating myself the whole time. I got so angry and confused that I almost killed Rosalie, she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I was so close Bella. Bella I need you so much, I thought I could move on if you moved on. Obviously I couldn't. Then I saw you with Poppy and Jacob last week at the beach I just cracked. I needed you so much. I asked my family to kill me, and I wouldn't go to the Volturi again. They refused to they told me I should try once more before I did anything. Remember what I told you bella, I've been waiting for you for so long, it's not funny. Then you just ran off with the local werewolf. That well you didn't know how I felt. I felt so jealous bella. Alice thinks you should come back to us too. I know you love me too Bella.