This is 'Edward and Bella's trip to Jacksonville, Florida' in Renee's PoV. You don't need to read the other one but it will probably make more sense if you do. I tried to make this very insightful as Bella described her in Eclipse, but if you have any ideas of how to make this more in character, please tell me. Read and Review please, they make me more inspired to update faster.

"Come on Phil!" I called impatiently up the staircase, already by the door. I was already bouncing up and down with excitement at the thought of seeing my daughter minutes from now. As I thought about Bella, images of when she lived with us in Phoenix flooded into my memory. I could remember her happy face as she took care of me, trying to talk me out of doing anything stupid. I could feel the corners of my mouth turning up at the sides; my teenage daughter, so mature, she was mentally middle aged.

But as I continued to zoom through images of her in my mind, more shocking pictures flashed inside my head, images I wished I could erase. I had immediately regretted letting her go to Forks, seeing her broken body looking so fragile in that hospital bed in Phoenix last year. I shook my head; though my daughter was always mature and selfless, I didn't really think she would have stayed in Forks once we had settled down here in Florida. I was sure she missed the sun and the warm beaches, but she had told me that her 'crush' on Edward was a contributing factor of her staying.

Of course, at the time, I could see that he was more than just a crush. The way her cheeks would flame just by looking at him showed me she was falling for him. It was very unlike my daughter to fall for a boy so hard. Thinking about how much Edward had affected Bella caused new images of horror to appear in my head. Images I wished so badly to disappear, ones I had lost hours of sleep to. The last time I had seen Bella, she looked dead, lifeless. There was no depth in her eyes, and as much as she tried to hide the pain, I could see through her.

It was clear that Charlie blamed the mental loss of our daughter on the absence of Edward and his family. But I thought that now her reason for staying in Forks had gone, maybe she would come home and stay with me and Phil. Boy, had I been wrong. I was shocked as she had thrown her clothes all around the room when we tried to pack for her, how she screamed and cried that we couldn't make her leave. From her emails though, it was obvious that she was back to her old self, or that's as much as Charlie had told me a few nights ago when he had called about Bella coming. My thoughts were interrupted when Phil came down the stairs, swinging the car keys around his finger.

"Were not going to be late Renee" Phil said, grabbing my hand and leading me through the door and out into the hot Jacksonville air "We still have twenty minutes until we are due to meet them". Phil climbed into the driver's side of the car and I sat in the passenger seat, immediately turning on the air conditioning. "Besides" Phil muttered in a low, teasing voice "Bella knows you well. She probably expects you to be late". I smacked his arm playfully, thinking what I did to deserve him.

I could feel the nerves and excitement building inside of me as we started to enter the gates into the airport parking lot "Oh I hope Bella is okay with you being busy most of her visit, though I guess that means we get to have more mother daughter time. I wonder if she would like to go shopping…I found some really nice tops in Victoria's Secret I would like to try on, maybe she would come with me. After all, its been months since I have seen her, and even longer since I have seen her well"

I continued to babble on, worrying about our weekend. Phil and I strode through the entrance doors at a fast pace, me practically dragging him along towards the waiting room. As soon as I rounded the corner I spotted Edward's unusual shade of reddish-brown hair. Knowing Bella would be with him, I started to run towards them. "Bella? Bella!" I called as soon as I spotted her face. She looked up excitedly "Mom!" I pulled her into a giant hug; only releasing her so Phil could give her a small hug as well.

I then noticed Edward standing next to her, watching her intently as we greeted each other. His unnatural beauty took me off guard a bit, and I welcomed him a second too late. "Hello, Edward" I said to him, remembering his politeness of when I had last seen him in Phoenix. Out of the corner of my eye I could see Phil assessing Edward's muscled body, probably hoping he would play while up here. That would be good; I could probably spend more time with Bella then.

"It's a pleasure to see you again Mrs Dwyer" he replied in all formalness, holding his hand out so I could shake it, what a gentlemen. "Please, call me Renee" I told him, Mrs Dwyer made me seem too old. I shook his hand, noticing how cold it was. They must have the air conditioners up very high in the plane. I turned back to Bella, so excited to be able to tell her all the things she had missed these last months. Phil had reached out to take Bella's suitcase in one hand, the other grabbing mine. Edward walked on the other side of Bella. They stood close together, but not holding hands. I became confused; don't most teenagers hold hands with their boyfriends?

I could hear Edward and Phil talking sports, and from what I gathered, Edward's family enjoyed playing a lot of family games. Though Edward was talking to Phil, every few seconds his eyes would flash to Bella's face, as if checking she was okay. At some point in the conversation, I saw Edward wink at Bella and she looked down and blushed, a deep red colour brushing over her skin. A colour I hadn't seen on her last time I had seen her.

"Oh my gosh Bella! You look a lot better from when…I saw you last" I stuttered over what to say a bit, knowing from Charlie's warning that she didn't like to talk about the time when Edward was gone. But I couldn't help the image of my daughter staring lifelessly off into space from flooding into my head. I thought I saw Edward tense beside Bella, like he was imagining it too. She was rather wary when she replied, as if she was making sure to choose her words carefully.

"Yes, it's so good to see you too". I smiled "So Bella, I know that you have some of your stuff from Phoenix in Forks, but I have the rest of the stuff in your room here" I hoped my use of telling her it was her own might help bring her home. I looked up waiting for a reply, but she was looking across at Edward again, his eyes watching her every couple of seconds. Confusion swept over me; it was like they had to keep checking that each other was there and safe, strange.

"Bella" I tugged on her arm, hoping to get her attention again. Her eyes shot back to my face, looking a little lost "Err sorry mom; I was just distracted, long flight you know" I knew that it wasn't the long flight that was distracting her though "What were you saying?" she asked, seeming genuinely curious. I forgot about all my concerns and started talking again, thankful to have my daughter back home again, even if it was only for three days.

"I was telling you that most of your stuff from Phoenix is in your room" I said, slightly emphasising the your part so she wouldn't feel as if she was intruding. She seemed to think about this for a second, nodding slightly but not replying out loud. I sighed quietly as we exited to building. Bella and I were so close, more like best friends then mother and daughter. I could sense that there was something she was not telling me…some secret she held with Edward. I shook my head, scolding myself. Silly Renee.

I noticed Bella shrugging her jacket off quickly, looking over my shorts and tank top outfit. I laughed, forgetting that this must be very hot for her; I hoped she wasn't too used to the weather in Forks though. "You'll get used to the temperature soon enough" I told her truthfully, if she stayed for longer, then in a few weeks she would barley notice it, but my hopes were knocked down a bit when she bought me back to reality.

"I think I can put up with it for a few days". We reached our new Toyota; thank goodness Phil had got that pay rise this season. Phil, thinking ahead a bit more than me, pulled out his keys to turn the air conditioning on. I went round to the back of the car to put Bella's suitcase in the back of the car next to where Edward put his. The things must have weighed 50 pounds. "Gosh Bella, what do you have in here? I always thought you were a light packer" I said, remembering how small of a bag she took when she went to live in Forks.

"Alice packed for me" she said, then after noticing the confusion on my face she added "She is a shopaholic and she couldn't resist the chance to pack for somewhere you could actually see the sun". I wondered why a bright happy little girl like Alice would continue to live in the rainiest place on earth. I heard Edward laugh beside me, of course standing right next to Bella as well. "How can you even stand it there? It's so cold and wet and urgh I mean you don't ever get to see the sun, and when you do, its raining anyway" I complained, more to myself then anyone else; I was glad to have escaped Forks.

I jumped in the passenger side, looking in the rear view mirror as Edward and Bella slid in the back. I smiled at the large gap between them; maybe Charlie was exaggerating when he said they don't leave any space between them. As we pulled out of the car park I began to tell Bella about everything she had missed…about the thrilling rides at the amusement parks…how I had watched Phil's team play baseball over and over. She didn't need to speak much, I barely let her get a word in though, and hoping my descriptions of Florida would convince her to stay.

It felt like I had been talking with Bella for hours when we finally pulled into our driveway of the beach house. "Well here we are, Bella" I told her, silently adding 'hopefully your new home' in my head. I stepped out of the car quickly; keen to show Bella all the renovations I had attempted to do in the home.

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