BPOV

The Cullen's front door burst open and Emmett ran in.

"We have to leave, now before it's too late!" he yelled.

"Emmett? You actually bit him? But the treaty says…" began Edward. Emmett sighed.

"I know, Edward. If one of us were to bite a human, the wolves would declare a war. This is exactly why we need to leave right now. Get Bella out of harms way; get the family out of harms way…"

"You bit a human!" exclaimed Jasper, angrily, "Did you insert any venom?"

"No, I… I sucked his blood. But he's not dead. Just… just nearly dead."

"What?" screamed everyone in unison.

"I'll explain later, right now we need to…" started Emmett.

Emmett was interrupted by the door bursting open and wolves walked in, looking angry.

"WINDOW!" screamed Alice. We ran over to the window and jumped out, Edward carrying me in his arms. We ran over to the jeep and the Volvo. Emmett, Rosalie, Carlisle and Esme jumped in. Edward, Jasper, Alice and I climbed into the Volvo. In a second we were speeding off down the road, Edward at the wheel. I turned to catch a fleeting glimpse of the wolf pack coming out of the house.

"Emmett is so stupid!" cursed Jasper.

"Edward, what did he do?" I asked him. Edward sighed as we turned a corner. I didn't dare look down at the Speedometer.

"He was in shock, it was hard to read his mind, but it was there. Paul crossed the line by accident. He got into a fight with Emmett and Paul shoved Emmett's head down and his mouth was open… and he accidentally bit him. It was a mere accident. You guys can't really blame Emmett all that much," explained Edward.

"Edward, do you know where you're going?" asked Alice.

"The airport."

"We can never return to Forks," sighed Jasper.

"Charlie…" I whispered, more to myself than to the others, but of course, they heard.

"Hmm… that's a tough one," said Jasper, frowning.

"But of course!" shrieked Alice.

"What?" I pondered.

"Ring your dad right now and tell him that I'm taking you to Jacksonville to see your mother! But we tell them that you and I pull up at a supermarket and you… you… you get run over by a drunken truck driver! Then we have a funeral for you, and your dad doesn't need to worry about you."

Alice's idea did seem kind of… logical.

"So… I'll never be able to see either of them again?" I asked. Alice sighed.

"Bella… if you are going to join us, then this will…"

"Alice, I get it. It's just… you know I'll miss him, and Renee. The both of them…" I whispered.

"Bella, you'll be fine with us," comforted Edward.

"I love you," I whispered.

"I love you more," he replied.

"BLEH!" yelled Jasper. I rolled my eyes at his immaturity and dialled Charlie's number on my phone.

"Bella?"

"Hi dad! What are you up to?"

"I'm down at Billy Black's place. A boy got killed by a bear! Everyone's grieving, of course. Where are you?"

Killed by a bear? That was a lame death.

"I'm with the Cullen's, dad. Alice is taking me to Jacksonville to see mom!"

"Jacksonville? When?"

"Um… today."

"Can't you wait until tomorrow?"

"No, we're going to hop on a plane to Jacksonville in ten minutes," I lied, "I'm sorry about the late notice. I only just remembered to call."

"Okay…well, is HE going?"

"No, he's out with his brothers and sisters. I'm with Alice, waiting for the plane."

"Oh, that's good. Well… bye, Bells."

"See you later, dad. I love you."

And with that, I hung up for one final time. Everyone was staring at me.

"He's at the Black's house. Apparently, a boy got killed by a bear and everyone is grieving. It's a cover up, of course," I explained. Before anyone could say anything my phone rang. I jumped and looked down at it. I picked it up and held it to my ear.

"Hello?" I spoke into the phone.

"Bella? Bella, where are you? Where are you going?"

"Oh, hey."

"Bella, you've got to come back. It's not safe with them! Don't you realise that? The big bloodsucker killed Paul. He killed him, Bella. What if you're next? What if you're killed? Come home."

"They would never hurt me. I trust them with my life, Jake."

"But what if it was by accident, Bells? What if you ended up buried in the ground…"

The phone was snatched out of my hand by Jasper. He threw it out of the window and wound the window up.

I frowned at him.

"What was that for?" I demanded.

"Bella, you can't talk to the wolves. They'll trace the call. They'll follow us. They'll try and take you away, or kill one of us."

I sighed.

"He's worried that I'll be killed. He told me to go back…"

The car stopped and Edward turned to face me.

"Is that what you want, Bella? To go back? To Jacob?" he asked a hint of anger in his voice.

"No! No, no, NO. I need you, Edward. You and you alone. I can't leave you. You're my everything. You make me whole. You won't leave me, and I won't leave you."

He leaned in and kissed me. The jeep pulled up behind us and I saw Emmett hop out and walk over to us.

"Why are we stopping?" he asked.

"Oh, Edward and Bella want to snuggle," giggled Alice. Emmett actually laughed. Thank god! I was worried we had lost him.

"Maybe you should drive then, Alice, and let Edward and Bella snuggle on the backseat," suggested Emmett. Alice and Edward swapped seats. I grinned as I realised that Edward was next to me. He grabbed my left hand with his right and he linked hands. I yearned for his touch so much, lately. I was addicted to it. To his presence. To Edward…

Edward explained my fake death plan to Emmett while he squeezed my hand occasionally. Emmett listened intently.

"Oh… well in that case, Esme said there was a little motel down the road. We shouldn't jump on a plane just yet, but wait a bit," suggested Emmett.

"Good idea, Emmett!" I congratulated. Jasper turned and frowned at me.

"You get back to sex, lady!"

I laughed. Sex – as if!

So we drove down to the motel and I remembered Emmett's words. Esme said there was a little motel down the road. I laughed. It was a huge, flashy motel – as usual, the Cullen's liked to spend money.

"Now surely this big thing is worthy of the Cullen's!" I laughed as we hopped in the elevator to go up to our rooms. Alice grinned at me as she walked off to her room with Jasper. Emmett, Rosalie, Carlisle and Esme walked down with them to go to their rooms too. Edward and I would be sharing a room.

Edward turned the key in our door and walked in. I eagerly followed. The room was large and white. There was a queen sized bed in the middle of the room and an en suite. It was perfect! I lay down on the bed, Edward next to me. He leaned in and kissed me – on the lips.

"Ooh, what a sight! Shame on me for forgetting the camera! That would have been worthy of you tube!" came Alice's voice. I jumped and saw Alice standing behind us clutching her phone, grinning at us. She dialled a number and held the phone to her ear.

"Charlie?" she asked dramatically. She sounded upset – very upset.

"Alice? Hey! How are you? How's Bella? Did she give you the casserole I made for your parents? I wasn't sure if they'd like it. I'll have to invite them round for dinner sometime. Maybe Bella could cook. I'm really not a good cook. Bella on the other hand…"

Alice had the phone on loud speaker.

"Charlie… I'm so… so… s sorry!" she fake blubbered, "but… in Jacksonville… Bella was run over by a… a… drunken truck driver… it's… it's…"

"Bella? What? No! NO! No! NO NO NO NO NO! My little girl… it can't… no…"

"I'm so, so sorry… it's my entire fault! We shouldn't have stopped for drinks…"

"Alice, I don't blame you. Of course I don't blame you. It's that bloody truck driver that I blame. Um… what… what… her body…"

"Carlisle's sending it away. She'll be… be put in a coffin to… rest… her funeral's on Monday… I'm so, so sorry, Charlie. This must be awful for you. Edward and the others are distraught. Edward's actually kind of suicidal. He's so cut, really. But I can imagine that it would be worse for you…"

Alice left the room still talking to Charlie. I sighed and smiled sadly at Edward. Then it sank in.

"'My funeral's on Monday'?" I repeated. Edward nodded.

"In… in Forks?"

"Yep."

"Are you going to go?"

He chuckled.

"Of course I have to go, Bella. It'd look suspicious if I didn't. You know that."

I smiled imagining Edward at my funeral. It was Saturday night currently, so… two days from now, my funeral was dated.

"When are you going to change me?" I asked Edward. He looked away and I frowned.

"Edward! That was the agreement! Was it not? I married you last week! You have to keep your end of the bargain! You have to! Edward…"

He smiled and we snuggled closer under the sheets. Even though his skin was cold, I felt somewhat warmer, safer next to him.

"I can't break the promise I made you, Mrs. Cullen. I will keep my end of the bargain. But the change has to wait…"

"Edward! We agreed to do it after the wedding! Don't you want me?"

He looked shocked.

"Bella, you must never say that! I want you forever! That's why I married you, is it not?"

"Yes, but…"

"I just need to be sure that change is really what you want. Do you want me?"

"Yes! Of course I want you! I love you more than anything else! I want to become a vampire to spend eternity with you! Doesn't that mean anything to you, Edward?"

"If you're sure…"

"I am, Edward. I've made my decision. Now you have to make yours. If you want me, then change me."

"I love you Isabella Marie."

"I love you, Edward."

He sighed.

"Then I'll change you tomorrow."

"No, Edward. Change me now."