Chapter one – Re-evaluations
Bella's POV
I slowly reached across his motionless body to turn on the lamp. The pale yellow glow shone like a star in the darkness of the autumn night as I gazed upon Edwards's angelic face. Everything about him was perfect, his face, his body, his personality – but was perfection right for me?
Edward's POV
The glare of the lamp woke me with a start. I gradually propped myself onto my pillow and turned, a smile on my face, to see my beautiful – human – wife. Nothing about her was obviously perfect but I knew that she was perfect for me! Despite my contented thoughts I couldn't help but notice a certain expression on Bella's pale face, regret? Doubt? Bitterness? Whatever it was, it didn't reflect my previous mind set.
I tried to forget Bella's face as I drifted back to unconsciousness, but for some reason, it haunted me through the night. I turned in bed as I saw her running from me, shielding her face to hide her scars and her tears then jumping into a car and zooming away . . . . Away from me. . .
BPOV
The alarm clock rang telling me that, after a restless night, it was time to prepare for another day. Just another day. . . . a boring day with THEM . . . the Cullen's. I didn't belong with them, what I was doing associating with that sort of flawless being when I was sooooooooo flawed.
I could still leave, pack up my bags, and be away in the night. I could get a taxi to take me somewhere remote so that they would never find me. Edward would have Tanya anyway! What harm could there be?
"Hello beautiful!" My heart sang at the sound of his voice but I willed it to stop. It was a force of habit; I had to change that later. "Good shower?" I wasn't really interested but I made an effort as he had.
"Fine, what are you wearing today, Babe?" He reached over and draped his arm over my shoulder. I cringed away from his cold touch and shrugged his hand off, not turning around to see his disappointed face . . . "I was thinking jeans and a T-shirt, nothing fancy," He laughed and I smiled at him. Suddenly I realised that was the wrong thing to do and let my mouth fall as I changed in another room – practice for later . . .
EPOV
Her smile at my laugh reassured me of her intentions and I walked out to see the rest of my family. I told her to come see us when she was done, hopefully soon, and left.
A/N Hey!
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Alicia Cullen-Parker