Bella POV

I lay in my bed with Cam and snuggled against his chest. The finals week, were finally over and I just had a last few assignments and early registration forms for next term to pass in before I could enjoy my vacation.

Masen had grown so much from the first day of school. He was over someone's house or had someone over almost everyday and was still making more friends. Right now he was 'dating' some girl name Emily, which consisted of them sharing the same bucket in the sand box.

Sometimes I wish I could go back to the days where things were so simple. A breeze blew over me and I sat up careful not to wake up Cam. It was Alice. She stood there staring at me shocked, I sat there too. Pain panged through me and I gasped grabbing my chest.

"Bella?" she said taking a step towards me.

"No!" I gasped leaning away from her. "Stay away from me! Get out!" tears filled my eyes and I blinked them away. I could feel myself falling apart by the second and I clutched the sheets holding back a scream.

Alice was still staring at me, with a shocked look on her face. "Bella is that you?" She asked.

"Get out." I said shakily

She looked at me with a pained expression "If that's what you want." She whispered, then she was gone.

I stumbled out of bed half gasping half sobbing and ran down the stairs. I went into my room. Where I came to, to relax. It had soundproof walls so no one could disturb me. And no one could hear me.

I fell to the ground and didn't get up; I screamed and grabbed my chest. Pain and anger flared up within me and tears flowed down my face. They'd used me and threw me away, then had the nerve to show up in my life again?

How'd they even found me? Did that mean that my shield didn't work? Did that mean that moving away and distancing myself from Charlie was all for nothing? That Victoria and the Volturi would find me too? I wouldn't ask them how they knew. I hated them.

They'd ruined me. I'd gotten so involved with them, thought so much as them as my real family. I'd forgotten they weren't. Edward had been my soul mate. My soul mate! And he'd had no problem in leaving me. None of them had. And it hurt. It hurt so bad I wanted to die.

I lay on the ground for the rest of the night and cried.

Next Morning

"Bella?" Someone was shaking my shoulder and my eyes fluttered open. "Are you okay?" Cam. I whimpered and wrapped my arms around him. He stroked my hair and pulled me close. He didn't even know what happened but he already knew what I needed.

He waited for a few minutes then asked. "Do you want to talk about it?" I shook my head and he nodded. "C'mon lets get you back to bed." I felt myself being carried up back up the stairs but my senses didn't process anything. Everything was a blur.

/ / /

When I woke up, I felt a little better. I sat up a looked around to see Cam sleeping next to me. I smiled and laid back down watching him sleep. I tickled his nose and he smiled his eyes opening slowly. "Good Afternoon, beautiful." He said, kissing me on my forehead.

I smiled and snuggled closer to his warm chest. "I dropped Mason off at preschool and got our forms to school already, so everything's all set and you can just take the day off for whatever you need."

The whole night came rushing back and I started to cry again. Cam wrapped his arms around me and I laid there in his embrace letting out all my pain. When I was done he wiped away my tears. "Bella…was it them?" I nodded and a sob escaped my lips.

"A-a… she came by last night." I started shaking and Cam pulled me tighter against him holding me together. "I don't know how they found me." I sobbed into his chest.

"They can't know about Masen. They don't deserve him. He's all I have left!" I sobbed hysterically and felt screams building up in my body. I was going to have a panic attack if I didn't calm down.

"It's okay. They won't hurt you again. I'll make sure of it." He assured me.

I stayed in bed all day, drifting in and out of sleep. At one point I thought I heard Masen but then he quieted down. The Cullen's'. That was all I could think about. They haunted me throughout the day and eventually I threw the sheets off me getting out of bed. I had to get them out of my mind.

Suddenly I heard Masen scream and I ran downstairs. When I entered the living room, Cam sat on the couch with him in his arms and Masen was crying with his hands over his ears. "What happened?" I asked pulling Masen into my lap. Cam held up his hands looking as confused as I felt.

"We were playing video games, and then he screamed." I looked over Masen and he seemed perfectly fine.

"Masen, tell me where it hurts." I said over his screaming.

"My head!" he shrieked. "Everyone's talking in my head!" I stared panicked at Cam and he calmly took Masen from me.

"Masen, buddy, you have to listen to me. Try to imagine you have and eraser and erasing all those thoughts away. Keep trying until their all gone." Cam instructed him slowly.

Masen face scrunched up for a few seconds in concentration but then he screamed again whimpered. "It's not working!" he shouted.

"Keep trying buddy." Cam said encouragingly. "You'll get it. I know you will."

Masen hands pressed over his ears even tighter and he rocked back and forth in Cam's arms. But after a few minutes he dropped his hands and his eyes opened. "It worked!" he said throwing his arms around Cam. "Thanks, Daddy." I gasped but Cam took it all in stride.

"Sure, buddy." He said smiling and ruffling Masen's hair. Masen closed his eyes again and smiled. Then it turned into a frown.

"Why'd they leave mommy?" he asked opening his eyes, his brown eyes. My brown eyes, made me feel like he could see into my soul, which he probably could.

"I-i…" I was at loss for words. I didn't plan on having to tell him so soon. All he knew was that he was special. I couldn't bear to tell him about the Cullen's but now he knew. He'd read everything from my mind.

"I got it." Cam said to me, "Why don't we go for a walk buddy?" he asked standing Masen up and leading him to the door.

"To get ice cream?" Masen asked stopping for his shoes.

"Yep." Cam answered

"And you'll tell me about the Cullen's?"

"Of course."

I stared at the wall for a few minutes and waited for them to come back. After fifteen minutes I realized they would take awhile and started to get dinner ready. I'd just set the food on the table when they walked in. Masen sat on his chair looking thoughtful. I shot a look at Cam but he was avoiding my gaze.

"Mommy, I want Cam to be my Daddy, not Ed…wered. He's a meanie mommy. He can't leave you alone!"

I stared at Masen for a few seconds then smiled resting my hand on his. "Of course, honey" I answered "I like Cam as your Daddy too." Cam's head shot up from his dinner, and I smiled at him. He smiled back and reached for my hand across the table. I put my in his and kept it there for the rest of dinner.

After dinner Cam washed the dishes and I bathed Masen and tucked him in bed. I was reading him a bedtime story when Cam came in and sat on the other side of his bed. We finished the book together and by the end Masen was asleep. I put the book away and Cam turned off the light.

When we reached our room I turned to him and gave him a kiss. "What was that for?" he asked, smirking.

I smiled and leaned my head against his shoulder. "For being such a good father to our son."

Cam lifted my chin up and stared into my eyes. "How can I think of him as something other than our son? I love him and you. You guys are my everything." He kissed my passionately and I wrapped my arms around him never wanting to let go. Then the bell rang.

I sighed and pulled away from him. I glanced at the clock 9:15, who could that be this late? "I'll get it." I murmured

"It's okay, I've got to hit the shower anyway." Cam said grabbing his towel. I heard the shower turn on as I descended the stairs and went to open the door. The bell rang again and I sighed.

"I'm coming!" I called out. When I pulled open the door I saw, Alice. I tried to close the door but she put her hand out keeping it open. I didn't stand a chance against her.

"Bella, please." she begged. Anger flared through me and tried to push on the door. But of course it didn't budge. "Just let me explain!" she said desperately. I could see unshed tears in her eyes but I didn't care. She was supposed to be my best friend. Friends didn't leave each other.

"You were supposed to be my friend!" I shouted at her, hoping to make her hurt as much as she hurt me.

She sighed, "I know! And I'm sorry, but please, let me explain." I couldn't take it anymore. I wanted her out, of my house, and my life.

I was breaking now and felt the hysteria coming back. "Cam!" I screamed. I heard the shower turn off and Cam running down the stairs he appeared in the hallway clad in only his jeans comforting me just with his presence. I ran into his arms, and buried my face into his bare chest.

With one arm around me he reached for the door and wrapped his hand around it. "Leave us alone." He growled at Alice then forced the door closed in her shocked face, locking it just to be sure.

He picked me up and carried me back to my room. "C'mon, let's take a bath." He said soothingly I nodded still in shock. After everything, Alice had just tried to come back into my life.

Had I really been that weak before? That she thought I would just crawl back to her? The thought made me even madder than before. I wouldn't show them how bad they'd affected me. I would be strong. I had to be.

That night, while I laid in bed, I decided I needed to get away from all this. Maybe take Masen to a ski resort. He was always talking about how cool snowboarding was. And I could take the time to recover from the sudden appearance of the Cullen's. I knew it was just Alice now, but the others weren't far behind.