Coming Clean

On the phone was Erika. She was my best friend, and I knew that she wouldn't of called if she didn't need me. She's probably the person that I miss the most. She was practically a sister to me; she was always there for me. I didn't hear much besides 'I need you' because she was crying so her words were coming out in slurs. I didn't need a reason though; those three words were enough for me.

The minute I got off the phone I went online and ordered my plane ticket, with the money I had saved up. I knew that I had to wait until I could talk to Charlie, and I also knew that I couldn't keep my past hidden anymore.

I had to tell Edward, because I was pretty sure he wouldn't let me go alone and I think it would be better if he heard it from me instead of seeing it when we got there. I was packing a bag when I heard the front door slam open.

"Bella, Bella Where are you?" Edward yelled, but before I got a chance to answer, he was standing in front of me. "What's going on? Why did Alice have a vision of you getting on a plane?"

"Edward, we need to talk." I said. I didn't think it was possible, but it seemed that Edward had gotten a lot paler. I didn't understand his reaction at first, but then it clicked. Those four words were one of the worst things, you could hear in a relationship. "No, No, I didn't mean it like that; I just want to talk to you." I said, in the calmest voice I could muster up, but in reality, I was terrified.

"Ok, what did you need to talk about?" Edward said in a much more relaxed tone, but I did notice the slight edge to it.

"I..Uh… I need to tell you something, but I'm scared how you're going to react." I said while looking down at my bedspread.

"Love, you can tell me anything." he said sweetly. That sweet tone was killing me; it was making me feel worse about keeping it from him.

"I lied" I blurted out before I could stop myself.

"Bella, I don't understand, what did you lie about?" he said with a slightly nervous look on his face. I knew he was scared about what I was going to tell him.

"Okay..um… You remember when we first met and you were asking me all those questions?" I said in a surprisingly calm voice. He nodded his head slowly; I could tell that he was preparing himself for the worst. "I lied about my past. The truth is that I'm not the same person as I was back then. I did a lot of things that I regret."

"Why? Why did you lie to me?" he said. His face showed no emotion, so I couldn't see what he was feeling.

"I was scared. I was scared of what you would think of me if you knew the truth. I was scared that you wouldn't want to be with me anymore if you knew. However, you have to understand that I left my past back home. I'm not the same person, I changed. I'm so sorry that I didn't tell you, I never wanted to hurt you by keeping it from you, but I couldn't bring myself to tell you." I said in all one breath. I just kept my eyes down; I couldn't bring myself to face him. Though not long after I finished, I was swiftly pulled onto his lap securely wrapped in his arms.

"Bella, Look at me." He said in a soft voice. "There is nothing you could ever do that would ever make me not love you. I love you, I don't care what you did before you moved here, I just care about you." He said while looking me in the eye. I could tell that he meant every word.

"So you're not mad?" I asked shyly.

"No I'm not mad, I'm a little hurt that you didn't tell me but I'm not mad." He replied lovingly.

"I'm so sorry." I cried into his shoulder. "I never meant to hurt you."

"Shhh, Love, I know." He said while trying to calm me down. He softly rubbed my back until the tears stopped coming. "Bella, why did Alice have a vision about you getting on a plane?"

"Huh, Oh I need to go back home for a while."

"Where you planning on telling me?" He exclaimed, as if he already knew the answer. I could see that he saw the vision of me deciding to go, but I'm guessing he didn't stick around long enough to see the one where I decided to bring him with me.

"Yes, I was planning on talking to you after I talked to Charlie."

"Oh. You're not going alone." he stated.

"I wasn't planning on it." slightly irritated

"Why-" He started to say but was interrupted by the phone. I reluctantly got off his lap and went to get it.

"Hello?" I said kind of nervous about getting another call like before.

"Bella, I just wanted to let you know that were all going with you and Edward. I already ordered the tickets, so no arguing. Bye." exclaimed a very excited Alice. She hung up before I could get a word in.

I heard a chuckle behind me and when I turned, I was met with the sight of my beautiful, vampire boyfriend.

"Alice is really something else isn't she?" He said, while wrapping his arms around my waist. "Are you ok with everyone going?"

"Yeah, I wouldn't have it any other way." I figured it would be easier this way. I wouldn't have to explain everything to the Cullen's; they would see it for themselves. I'm still nervous of what they'll think of me once they find out, but I am glad to get it off my chest.

"I never got to ask you, why you need to go back?" He said curiously.

"My sister needs me." I simply stated.

"You have a sister?" He asked. Obviously not liking that he didn't know everything about me anymore.

"No, she's my best friend but she's like a sister to me."

"When are we leaving?" he asked.

"Well since spring break started yesterday, I was hoping to be out of here by tomorrow. I want to be there as soon as possible."

He remained silent but I could tell that he was more relaxed than before. He stayed with me until we heard Charlie's cruiser out front, and even then, he promised to be back before I went to sleep.

"Bells" Charlie said from the front door.

"In here Dad." I said while getting the stuff I was going to need for dinner. I was doing simple sandwiches.

"How was your day?" I asked once he sat down at the table. I place his plate in front of him and went back to retrieve my own.

"It was fine."

"Umm Dad, I was wondering if I could go visit mom over the break?" I asked.

"Uhh, Sure, but why?" he asked

"I really want to see my friends over there, and the Cullen's are coming with and I want them to meet everyone." I said.

"Are Carlisle and Esme going as well?" He asked. I could tell that he wasn't too happy of the fact that Edward was coming with me.

"Of course." I said

"Alright then." he said. I could tell that he was more accepting of it once he found out that Carlisle and Esme were going. I finished telling him all the details, and then went up stairs to finish packing. Edward was true to his word and was back before I went to sleep. I fell a sleep swiftly, dreaming of what awaited me back home.

How is it? Oh, and in this story Bella moved from Fontana, California to Forks.