Disclaimer- I don't own any of these characters! They belong to the wonderful Ms. Meyer and Ms. Jones. Part of the story line comes from the book Need and the other part is from the Twilight saga.

A/N- This takes place after Breaking Dawn. WARNING- Spoiler Alert! Stop reading right now if you have not yet read Breaking Dawn. This is your last warning! Before you start you must know that Renesmee is now 12 years old.

Enjoy,

Louise

Bella's POV:

"Goodbye, I love you!" I bent down and gave Renesmee a soft kiss on the cheek. My heart broke thinking of leaving her here. I knew she would be fine with Jacob, but still I hated being away from my daughter. She would grow so fast while I was gone. My eyes felt as though I could cry, even though I never would again.

My dormant heart ached as I turned away to look at Edward, my husband. I tried so hard not to get lost in his topaz eyes, but eventually I just gave in and sighed. He was so bewitching it was almost unfair. I would miss them so terribly much.

"Everything is going to be fine. You'll be back here soon enough," his voice was as smooth as glass, never failing to send a shiver down my spine.

"Why can't you come?" It would have sounded whiney if I had not been on the brink of an emotional breakdown.

"We talked about this sweetheart," I already knew what we had agreed upon, but I let him tell me anyway. "Renesmee is starting school again and she needs to have one of us with her," his voice was so confident I almost fell for it.

"I know, I know," I tried to keep my voice from cracking, but clearly I wasn't a very good actress. Calm overwhelmed my body, forcing itself into me. It was almost too much to handle and I staggered backwards trying to keep myself grounded. "Thanks Jasper," I murmured as I threw my arms around Edward.

We stayed there just holding each other tangled in a silent web of memories until Alice coughed loudly in the background. "Um… sorry I hate to interrupt…"Alice said sweetly trying to hide the anxiousness in her voice.

"Jeez! It's only for a few days! Just go already or you'll be late," Emmett said rudely. Edward gave him an icy stare as I let go of him.

"Ignore him," Edward remarked.

"I love you," I whispered before I turned away.

"I love you too." I heard those words often, but every time he seemed to bring new meaning to them.

I turned slowly and dragged my feet to the car Alice was already in. As I sunk into the passenger seat I turned to look at my family. Renesmee and Edward stood next to each other holding hands in comforting, father/daughter way. Jacob stood directly behind Renessmee with a hand on her shoulder. Rosalie and Emmett stood to their right, with Carlisle and Esme. Jasper stood to Edward's left looking longingly after his wife. I so wished Jasper could come with us. I hated Alice having to leave him behind, but the blood of the hospital would be just too much for him.

The car sped off down the long, twisting driveway that had become so familiar. As we made our way to the first turn I waved back at my family. I waved until they were far behind us. I called out to them even after they could no longer here me and when we reached the highway I broke down completely.

The dry sobs shook my body. I yearned to be wrapped up in Edward's arms. His smell still lingered on my clothes. I threw my head back against the seat and wished for the first time that I could sleep. I wanted to let the darkness consume me and sink into the numbness of night.

"Everything is going to be fine," Alice tried to reassure me. She said the same words Edward had spoken to me just minutes earlier. My mom, dad, and all the Cullens had said those same words to me to many times to count. "Your mom will be fine and then we will come back here," she sounded more confident than I felt. I willed myself to calm down. I turned my head to look at the stormy sky. "Don't worry it will blow over," Alice said reminding me that she could see the future.

"Will you look and see if my mom will," I swallowed hard before finishing. "Will make it," I finally coughed out before collapsing into dry sobs again.

Alice put her small hand over mine, "I'll try." I knew she was trying as hard as she could, but the future was just too rocky right now.

I sighed and rested my head against the window. We flew past every car on the road. Alice had no mind for the speed limits and to be fair neither did I since becoming a vampire. The night's sky was beautiful. Stars sparkled like a million diamond thrown carelessly onto the black landscape of night. The full moon glowed brightly above acting as a midnight sun, illuminating the forest below. At the speed we were going the trees should have been a blur, but with my keen sigh I was able to catch every detail, including the man pointing at me…

A/N- Please, please, please review! Tell me anything you like!

Love,

Louise