A/N: This is the sequel to And The Band Plays On, you might want to read that before this one if you haven't read it. Sorry for the delay. RL is still kicking my butt big time and to add to that I was having problems with my internet over the last week. I know, I know. Completely different title from the choices.
Disclaimer: I don't own.
Wash Away Those Years
Chapter 1 Leave The World Behind
Bella
Edward and I slowly walked from the house to Emmett's Jeep. We had just gotten into the back seat of the jeep when Edwardwrapped his arms around around me in a death grip. I knew he must have felt as I did. I had never been so terrified in my entire life.
All that was in me now was sorrow. Sorrow for all that Alexander had lost. Sorrow for how he had dealt with his loss. He had been through so much and I knew without a doubt that if that had been me...I would have handled it just as horribly. Maybe not in the same ways but it would have been just as bad. Don't get me wrong, I didn't agree with what he did, far from it. I just knew if that had been me in his shoes, well, I probably would have lashed out with a fierceness that was just as terrible as his.
"I'm so glad you're safe," Edward softly whispered as he kissed me on the cheek.
I knew that Edward wouldn't understand my sympathy for the man who had caused me pain. I decided I could be truthful without telling him my thoughts."I'm glad I'm in your arms."
I looked at Alice and Jasper in the seats in front of us. Alice gives me a look that clearly says, "I know how you feel. I don't know how to make the guys understand either."
The drive back to Barnsdall was a quiet one as we all were lost in our own thoughts. Even Emmett never said a word. That said something if even he didn't want to talk.
When we had made it to the city limits, Emmett's phone started to ring. Rose answered it when it was handed to her. She was saying her hellos and a bunch of uh-huhs but not much else. I heard her say bye and then she said, "Charlie said we all needed to go to his house."
Em went straight to our house, we all got out and headed inside. It was then that I realized just how hungry I was. I felt like I hadn't eaten in years. We all headed to the living room and found out we had a bit of time to kill while lunch was being made.
That was when Edward spoke up, "Bella and I are going into our room."
Jasper replied, "Alice and I our going to our room also."
"I don't want to be left out here, so Rose and I our going to our room too," Emmett chimed in.
The look on his face was so cute. It was the look a puppy dog would give when it felt it was being ignored. That's what I thought anyway. My brother the cute puppy dog, too hilarious!
Edward and I walked to our room; We sat on the couch. He wrapped his arms around my waist and I weaved my fingers into his hair. For the first few moments we just stared into one another's eyes. The he kissed me. At first it was soft and gentle; Then the kisses were more rough and heated. It was as if we hadn't seen each other in months or even years. I know it felt like years since I had been in his arms. We kissed for what felt like seconds but it could have been days. It was like I was tasting him for the first time all over again. Just when I felt like I really couldn't take it and I wanted more, there was a knock at the door.
Edward looks at me apologetically and says, "You probably should answer that, I need a minute to recover."
It took me only a second to realize what he had meant by that and I hopped up to answer the door. I open the door and it's Lillian. "Lunch is ready kids," she lets us know.
"Okay, we will be down in a few."
I close the door and walk over to Edward. "Are you ready to eat lunch now?"
A/N: I hope you liked it. As I've said before I've had a rough idea of what this story was going to be. It was getting it started that was hard. In BPO you were able to guess the song title for a preview. We can still do that if you would like. I actually have the net at home now so it is completely do-able. This chapter is kind of short but not a bad place to stop. I am going to make an effort to make my chapters longer after this though. Please let me know what you think in reviews. Your feedback is important to me and it makes me want to get new chapters up faster.
