My Life Not Having You Chapter 1
Bella's POV, Between E/BD
Disclaimer: I do not own twilight or any of the characters
Inspiration: Miss Independent by Kelly Clarkson

I sat around the Cullen living room, eating some chips out of a bowl, watching some football game with Edward, Emmett, and Rosalie. Edward looked at the bowl of chips and scrunched his nose, glancing at me.
"They smell revolting," he whispered. I took one and stuck it right under his nose. His head flew back, plugging his nose. Placing the chip a few inches from his mouth, I moved towards him very slowly, like a mother trying to get her child to eat something.
"Open up for the choo-choo train. Vroom! Vroom!" I said softly. Edward grabbed the chip from my hand and shoved it in his mouth, chewing and swallowing.
"Ha," he growled at me. Then he stuck out his tongue at the taste.
"What is this, Bella?" he asked me, pretending to gag. I laughed and pointed at the chips.
"Salt and vinegar," I replied, smiling. Most people hate salt and vinegar chips. Edward just laughed and pulled me against him. Emmett looked over.

"For god's sake, Bella, what would you do if you didn't have him for a week?" Emmett growled, staring at me. Rosalie sat up straight and looked at me, too.
"Die," I replied calmly. Edward laughed and stroked my hair back.
"Well what about when he left you a few years ago?" Emmett asked. I didn't respond. That was a sensitive spot between Edward and I. We didn't talk about it often. Edward hugged me closer against him and kissed my head.
"That was an utter mistake. I swore I would never do it again," Edward growled back at Emmett. Emmett just laughed and leaned over Rosalie, who sighed and tried to look over Emmett body.
"I bet you that you can't go one week, just one week, without seeing Edward at all," Emmett told me. I looked up at Edward's furious eyes.

"You're on, Emmett," I blurted without consulting Edward, who immediately looked down at me in shock and fear.
"Are you serious? Do you know what you are going to do to me, Bella?" Edward asked, staring at Emmett, who was holding his stomach, laughing.
"It's just a week, Edward," I whispered and looked over at Emmett for the official rules of the competition.
"Ok, so, staring tomorrow at 12:01 am, Edward is not allowed to see, talk to, or ask Alice to see Bella. Edward, I will be watching you to make sure you don't talk to Bella. And I will ask-"Emmett was cut off short by Alice appearing in the living room.
"I will! I will!" Alice exclaimed, grabbing my hand and pulling me off the couch. I giggled and settled back down into Edward's open arms.
"I'll just follow you around and see go into your room at night. You won't even know, Bella," Alice exclaimed and sat down beside Rosalie.

"Sounds like a plan to me. Tomorrow is Monday, so next Monday at 12:01 am, you can see Edward," Emmett simply said. I looked up at Edward and kissed his cheek.
"It's ok. It's only a week, Edward," I assured him. Edward kissed my forehead and sighed. I could tell this would not be fun for him.
"I have a rule for you. Can you please refrain from visiting the dog next Sunday? I would like to see and not have to smell him," Edward begged. He actually had a sad look in his eyes.
"Wish granted," I replied and waved an invisible wand around, tapping Edward's shoulder and then mine, laughing.
"Wait, does that mean I have permission to visit Jacob any other day?" I asked hopefully. Edward took the 'magic wand' out my hand and tapped my shoulder.
"Wish granted, but you must shower after you visit him, for Alice," Edward said, looking at Alice. She smiled wide, obviously very happy.

"Now, here's what's going to happen. If Bella and Edward can stay apart for a full week, I'll stop making fun of you two for a month. But if they break and see each other, my teasing is going to get a whole lot worse," Emmett replied, smirking. Rosalie leaned over and smacked Emmett's arm, in which he just laughed.
"Fine," Edward growled and cuddled me close against him. I could tell this was going to be a long week of not seeing my Edward.
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I woke up to see Edward carrying me up to my room. The last thing I remember was seeing that Emmett's team lost and hearing him tear a pillow in half. Poor Esme, those were her nice pillows. I looked up at Edward and he looked down at me.
"Ah, you woke up. Good, I wanted to spend some time with you," he whispered. I caught a glance of the clock in my room. It was 11:30 pm. I felt horrible. We only had about a half an hour left.
"I'm sorry," I whispered sadly as Edward set me down in my bed. He pulled the sheets out from under me and threw them on top of my shivering body.
"It's ok, love. You were tired," Edward whispered and adjusted the sheets. He grabbed a chair from my desk and sat beside my bed, staring at me. I patted the side of the bed I wasn't lying on.
"I am not spending the last half hour with my boyfriend that far away," I growled. Edward didn't object. He was lying on the bed within seconds.

"Did you drive me home?" I asked wearily. Edward glanced over at me and smiled his perfect smile, but it seemed quite a bit sad this time.
"Yes. You're a heavy sleeper. Charlie was asleep. He left a note saying that he has to leave early tomorrow and that he loves you," Edward said, choking on the word 'love'. I curled against him, even though my body shuddered at the sudden coldness.
"It's ok, Edward. It's only a week, remember?" I told him slowly, running my fingers down his chest.
"Yeah, I know. But I don't know if I can last that long," Edward whispered. I moved my fingers up to his chin, then up to his lips.
"It will be hard for me to. But I want to prove Emmett wrong," I told him.
"Actually, I want to punch Emmett in the face for making that bet. And bringing up when I… left you," Edward got very quiet and the end. He leaned over and kissed my lips.

"I'm sorry I took that bet, Edward. I shouldn't have, really," I whispered and kissed his face again and again. I noticed that the clock read 11:55. Wow, was it that late already?
"It's ok, love. It's ok. Well, I should probably get going. I love you," Edward choked up. If he was human, he would probably be crying. I sat up straight as Edward did and wrapped my arms around him, giving him one long, passionate kiss.
"I love you," I whispered sadly. Edward touched my face and smiled.
"Just don't let the dog kiss you," he whispered back. I kissed him and heard the clock strike midnight.

"Goodbye," Edward's perfect voice whispered. I felt his cold breath against my face. But by the time I opened my eyes to say goodbye, he was gone.