Title: The Letters Found
Summary: Twenty years after the story The Letters Never SentEdward and Bella are married and have moved from Alaska to Chicago. In the process of moving, Bella found the letters he had sent.
Rating: PG/PG-13
A/N: This story takes place after New Moon and I know it is probably going to be a cheesy sequel but do enjoy.
Chapter One
BPOV
Edward and I had just moved to Chicago, and the moving in process was incredibly easy to do. That probably had something to do with the fact that we are both Vampires and can carry two or three boxes at a time and have super speed that helps the process go by a lot faster indeed. However, there was one box that fascinated me because my husband, Edward Cullen, was being so secretive about the contents. He didn't bother to unpack he just took it straight from the moving truck and to the back of the closet in our bedroom. Being overly curious has always been a problem for me. Like, my curiosity when I first met Edward and had to figure out exactly what he was because I knew that he was not human. I couldn't help myself from wondering what he was trying to hide from me, and I battled with my conscience trying to decide if I should just go and look and see what was in the box, what harm would it do? Though what if it did cause harm, would I want to know if the content was bad?
Well, as they say, curiosity kills the cat. I went to our bedroom door and closed it and locked it before moving on to the closet. I know that the locked doors would be no stop for my husband, but at least it would give me more time to get rid of what I was doing before I let him in. I pulled down the box and went and sat down on the ground, and leaned against the bed as I opened the box.
Inside the box was a small wooden chest and nothing else. I did not know why he had to put this chest inside of another box, but I was very curious to find out. When I opened it, I saw a CD, a picture, and a number of envelops. I didn't recognize any of these items until I saw the picture. The picture was of Edward and I knew it was right before the dark time in my human life when he left me. Edward thought that when I would forget most of my human life, especially that particular memory, and I would let him think that way, even though it was not true. I knew if he did know that I remembered it, he would live the rest of our existence in guilt. We looked happy in the picture, I noted as I set the picture to the side and went on with my exploration of what was in the chest.
Upon looking at the CD, I immediately remembered what it was and I remembered looking for this CD constantly after he left. On the CD were the lullaby that Edward had written me, and the song, which he called 'Esme's song', which was a song he had written for his mother. I loved my Lullaby, the sweet melodies and the passion that went into it. I then moved onto the envelopes, and picked one up.
The envelopes were all addressed to me and it confused me as to why I had never received these letters from him. I pulled the paper from the envelope and opened it and I read the date and it hit me. These were letters that he wrote me when we were apart when he left me.
Bella,
I take it back my angel. I love you, more then I love anything else. I thought that I could tell myself that I did not love you, and I would eventually not. I was so wrong, but not in leaving.
My eyes skimmed over those words and I knew that if I could still cry, I would be. Of course I already know that he still loved me while he was gone now, but there was something about reading it even though it was weeks, maybe days after he left me, that just brought on the emotions again. I hated to see him punish himself like he did at the end of the letter. I almost wish I could go back to that time and take away the pain that he was feeling when he wrote me that. I guess it brought something different on knowing that he felt as unhappy during that time as I did. I guess it is what has made us closer now then we were before those horrible months.
I heard his footsteps coming up the stairs and I quickly put away the letters back into the box and stashed it back in the closet right as I heard Edward try and open the door and then knock.
"Bella?" I heard him call my name and I quickly righted myself so that it would not look like I was upset. The nice thing was that Edward still couldn't hear my thoughts. I unlocked the door right as he was turning the doorknob and he fell into me as we both fell to the floor.
"Why was the door locked?" He asked as he rolled off of me.
"No reason," was all I said as I went to stand up again and helped him up onto his own feet. "I just needed some time without intrusions."
Edward nodded his head, believing what I had said. I would have to send him off and get some time to read the rest of those letters another time. I would remember what I had read, because it made me realize that he felt as bad when he left as I did.