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POV: Bella Swan.

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I had begun to question my love for him...for my beloved Edward. I knew that I did, in fact, love him, but how much? I had to find out. Would it be enough to give him my life, my very soul? I had to think. I packed my favorite black duffel bag full of a weeks worth of jeans, tees, underwear and socks. I placed my toothbrush and toothpaste at the top, knowing there wouldn't be a sink out there. I didn't care though. That was the beauty of running away. But I wasn't exactly running away.... I just needed my space.

Charlie would have missed me. My dearest father was murdered by a lowlife drunk. My father was pulled over on the side of the highway, talking to someone he pulled over when the drunk ran into him and the other car at 95 miles an hour. Instant death. At least Charlie didn't suffer. I tucked the Cullen's house key deep into my back pocket. After all, it was the key to my home now. I pulled the strap over my shoulder and quickly walked down the hall, sprinting down the stairs. Alice would see my decision to leave. She would be sending someone right now. I had to hurry. I tripped over most of the stairs but I didn't get too badly injured. Nothing permanent. I stopped at the kitchen to grab a bottle of water, some bread and peanut butter, and my gatorade and shoved it in my bag. I continued until I reached the front door. I paused.

I was walking out on the only family I had left. It went against EVERYTHING I believed. The Cullen's went out on a family trip to Alaska to visit their friends up in the North. I forgot the name of the clan, nor did I care about it. Maybe once I was immortal I would but...for now...I didn't bother to listen when they spoke of their friends. I was sure though, that they had left Alice, Jasper and Edward behind to guard me. Maybe I had been wrong, because I was always wrong. I took the few steps to get off the porch, and once I was in the sun, I took off running for a thick pack of trees. I blinked, and in that instance, I hit a stone with my entire body that shoved the air from my lungs. I felt the ground connect with my back.... I looked up, the sun blinding me for a moment.

Jasper. So I had been right.

"Oh, it's just you." I gasped, pushing hair from my eyes. "Hi, Jasper." He held out a hand to pick me up, and I took it, rubbing my sore back.

"Hello, Bella. It's a nice day for a walk, but with half of your stuff? May I ask why?" I had never heard his Texas twang before but then again, I hadn't ever been this close to him, almost pressed to his chest.

"Uh...um.... Can you keep a secret, Jasper?" I asked him, a smirk on my face. He knew we were joking most of the time, all him and I did was mess around like that. He chuckled, looking around.

"Anything for my future sister-in-law!" He whispered enthusiastically. I grimaced as he said that. I didn't want to get married to Edward for him to change me. "Sorry." He must have felt my level of happiness drop.

"It's okay. I'm not running away, okay? I need to get away, to...think about things.... Can you just tell Edward that I'll be back sometime soon?" I asked to the point of pleeding. He smiled and nodded.

"Do you want me to come with ya?" He offered. "In case of trouble?" I smiled. Jasper was such the southern gentleman and Alice was lucky. At least her true love trusted her and was polite. Sure Edward was polite...but he was too protective sometimes.

"No thanks, Jasper. It honestly won't be that long. Maybe two weeks tops?" I told him. He shrugged. I went to move past him, but he grabbed my wrist. His touch seemed to give me goosebumps. "Jaz?"

"Let me give ya our auto-up tent." And in the blink of an eye he was gone and back again. In his stone arms was a cylinder with an auto tent inside. He handed it to me, and a small blue card. "Just in case." He winked.

"Oh Jasper, thank you!" I beamed. He heald his arms out and I leaped into his solid chest, pressing him tight. It was an unexpected hug. His lips were next to my ear as he bent over to whisper to me.

"Because everybody needs a break of my godly brother." I laughed, pulling away. He shoved me in the direction of the woods.

"Soon." I promised.

"I'll tell him. Be safe, Bella." He said as I walked off. I didn't turn around. Jasper didn't push a mood to make me stay or go. He let me be, a polite thing on his part. I tucked the cylinder safely between my elbow and my armpit, and kept going.

I didn't turn around to see Jasper wave or his sly smile. If I had I might have been afraid.

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