EPOV

Finally I was back from my week long hunting trip with my brothers. It was fun and it felt great to get out and not have to hold back my strength but I missed my Bella and I couldn't wait to get back to her. As reached her home I stealthy ran up to her window and opened it. I slightly shocked to see her room so clean. Bella's bed was made, her books put up and nothing was on the floor or hanging from the rocker in the corner. It felt to clean and to stiff. As I glance around the room I noticed a few things missing, like Bella's favorite pillow and blanket, and her duffel bag. That's when I noticed her scent which was still strong seemed to be less potent. I ran to her closet and opened the door with dismay to see nearly all her clothes were missing. My eyes shocked flaked around until it found an upraised piece of paper. I'll admit I was worried at what I would see but knew I had to read the note.

Dear Everyone,

I am not who I thought I was.

I'm sorry; I love you.

No this couldn't be happening, what did she mean she wasn't who she thought she was? I placed the note back and jumped from her room running around the front of the house knocking on the door. I heard Charlie groan as he put the recliner chair down shuffling towards the door. I knew I had to calm down as not to arouse suspicion from the chief.

"Hello Edward." Charlie greeted me as he waved me in.

"Good evening Charlie, I was wondering if Bella was in?" I realized then that her truck was still in the drive way perhaps there was some odd explanation for all of this.

"Sure let me go get her." I sat on the couch as Charlie went upstairs calling Bella's name. I sobbed tearlessly in my hands knowing she wasn't there.

Bella, Edward's here. Bella -he knocked on her door- are you sleeping. Bella. BELLA he shouted his feet stomping around her room, his thoughts trying to convince him she was just playing a cruel joke and hiding from him before a mantra of expletives coursed through his mind once he read the note. He then ran back down grabbing his coat and opening the door.

"Uh she went out with some friends, they picked her up come back later." Charlie said can't let him worry, not yet at least.

I nodded and once Charlie's car was a safe distance away I took off for home.

BPOV

I wiped the falling tears from my eyes as the DART bus picked up a few more passengers. I could believe it, I didn't want to believe it but as I stared at the papers in front of me I couldn't deny it. Charlie was not my biological father, and now I was on my was to find him. I didn't know much about the man except for a name and a school picture.

Josh Grahm.

A handsome guy I'll admit but I couldn't find any of my features in his. Right now I was on my way to Nevada, his mother was at a mental institution there, I wasn't sure what answers I would get from her but I had to try.

Sometimes I really wish I wasn't so curious. I was looking at old pictures of me as a baby trying to decide which ones I wanted to keep. School was out and I was going to get married to Edward soon so I wanted to sort my belongings trying to find the important ones to take with me once I left forever. After removing all the old photo albums I found an aged folder containing Charlie and Renee's divorce papers. I looked through them and really wished I hadn't.

I found the true reason for my parents divorce, Adultery performed by my mother. The proof, simple me. I found documents of a DNA test showing no matches between Charlie and I. Soon enough a summons was put forth for Josh to submit a paternity test, the only problem Josh had been missing for months. Through those papers I had learned that Renee had been honest about her cheating, but Charlie didn't care; at the time he still loved her and in turn loved me. They both sent out papers to Josh -before he went missing- to relinquish all parental rights. He did so and once I was born Charlie adopted me. But after six months with me Charlie couldn't handle Renee's obvious digression so he divorced her.

I was still so hurt though, they had lied to me for eighteen years. I got that, yes Charlie was legally my father but what of the man who sired me? I wanted to find out about the half of me that I never knew I had. I pulled out one of Edward's sweaters that I had packed and cried into it. Wishing I wasn't so stupid and had brought him with me.

I missed him so much and I knew I would be back, I just had to do this by myself. I just hoped he'd still be waiting for me, but I knew if he wasn't that I deserved it. After another few hours it was ten at night and the DART bus was closing for the night. After I grabbed my stuff I went to a simple seedy motel and paid for a room in cash. After I decided to leave I quickly got all my money from my bank account and got a ride from Jacob to the nearest bus station. I had only prayed that after he left Alice wouldn't see me. I had gotten very lucky she hadn't.

Once I was settled into my room for the night I grabbed my cell phone and finally turned it on. It had hardly turned itself on when it was suddenly ringing Edward's ring tone. Sighing I answered as I wiped tears away.

"Hello?"

"Bella, thank god where are I'm coming to get you." Edward said with obvious relief in his voice.

"No Edward, you can't please this is something I must do on my own. I'll answer any question you have but please don't look for me." I told him.

"Where are you, Bella, what are you doing, we are going to get married soon, weren't you happy?" He asked sorrow evident. I never meant to hurt him, I hadn't really thought out my hasty retreat I just knew I had to leave.

"Oh Edward, of course I'm happy, I love you. I promise I'll be home soon enough I just, I have to find my father Edward I'm a state away from Nevada right now, I'm not entirely sure where exactly. I was to tired to ask specifically. I miss you so much, and I'm so sorry I ever hurt you. I swear I never meant to."

"What do you mean you have to find your father, Charlie's here and he's worried sick Bella." I sobbed into the phone.

"Charlie's not my biological father Edward, and I have to find him or at least his closest relatives. I just, it's like everything I ever thought was right, was nothing but lie. It's late Edward and I'm very tired I'll call you later before I leave the motel in the morning ok?" I asked not really wanting to get off the phone with him but knowing the bus would leave early in the morning.

"Ok Bella, I love you so much and I miss you, can I at least have Alice look in on you to make sure your safe, please love?" I smiled and chuckled through my tears.

"Of course, just please don't come for me unless I ask you. I love you too, I miss you good-night." And with that I fell into a restless sleep not knowing what I would find come the next day.

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