Chapter 1
By: Carmenn/Becky
Bella POV
"Edward please don't do this!"
I begged him not to go fight. I couldn't bare to see him get hurt.
"Bella, I have to do this. I can't let my family do this alone!" He explained to me.
"On Friday, Alice is going to tell Charlie that you are staying with her because we are all on a hiking trip and she didn't want to stay home alone." He told me. "Then we will go on a hike in the mountains to hide you and you will stay with one of the wolves...."
"Okay." I said with a sigh.
"Come on we have to get home before Charlie freaks out!" Edward said flippantly.
We drove to my house and said our goodbyes then he whispered "I will be back love. If you want me to come in leave the window open." Kissed my forehead and left. Later that night, I felt a small breeze and looked up to see Edward coming through the window. He layed down next to me and I put my head on his chest.
"Bella... Do you have any idea how much I love you?"
"I think I do!" I replied "I don't know what I would do if I ever had to see you get hurt... or lose you again."
"You won't ever lose me again." He said.
"Where you are is where I will be." He explained "No matter where that is in the world."
"Even hell?" I asked "Bella... Hell is the last place you will be." He said " Now rest love." He hummed my lullaby and tried to get me to sleep. But I wasn't giving up that easily, I kissed him on the lips. He moved me so I was on top of him and continued to kiss me. "Bella, we can't do this." He said breathlessly.
"Why not?" I asked.
"Because what if I lose control?"
"You won't." I told him and continued kissing him. I managed to get several of his shirt buttons opened and kissed his chest.... He grabbed me around the waist pulling me higher onto his chest and began to kiss my stomach.
"Stop!" He growled and pulled away from me.
"Edward?"
"Bella! Why must you always try to get me to test my self control?" He pleaded.
"Edward, we're in love! Why can't we show our love for each other physically?" He looked at me with pleading eyes and reached up to stroke my cheek as I felt the tears well in my eyes.
"Bella, you know I want this as much as you do. I want you in every way imaginable but, I can't risk hurting you. Please try to put yourself in my shoes love. What if you were the vampire and it was me at risk. How would you feel?" I gave up with a sigh, I knew he was right. I would never do anything that would ever bring harm to Edward. He was my life, the only life I could ever dream of. Without him my existence was meaningless. "Edward, I see your point of view, really I do it's just so hard having to wait when I physically ache inside with want for you."
"I know sweetheart. If my heart could still beat it would be racing like I had run a marathon at the mere idea of having you the way that I so wish I could right now." Edward pulled me down on the bed and cradled me against his chest. With longing in my loins and an ache in my heart with what was about to transpire, sleep finally won me over.
