"What?" Bella was surprised with his honesty

Edward leaned back against the couch rubbing his smooth cold hands against his face. The room was quite, and this time Bella was going to wait for him to speak. But she didn't have that much time. She had told Charlie that they were only going to watch a movie and that she would be straight back home. Time was slipping away as Edward was trying to find the right words to say.

"Carlise has known Samantha for years now. Longer then I have been with him. He is friends with her father. Well Jack isn't really her father. Jack is to Samantha what Carlise is to me. Their both from England, London to be exact. I met her only five years after I was changed back in the 1920's." He says looking up at the ceiling

"Why haven't you ever mentioned her?" Asks Bella

Edward sat up straight and looked over at her. She was sitting facing him with a blank look on her face. He tried to read her face, it made him so angry that he couldn't read her thoughts. Her face couldn't be read. Just as impossible to read as her mind.

"I don't think about her. So she never came up." He explains

Bella nodded her head and looked at the wall of CD's, trying to find a way to distract herself. Edward moved closer to her taking her hand, causing her to look at him.

"Bella, please tell me what your thinking."

Silence.

"You said that she is in love with you." She looked down at the carpet not wanting to meet his eyes

"Only because I want to tell you the truth, and I wanted to explain to you why she was all over me. She really doesn't care if others are around. She's the kind of person who just does what they want, not really caring about other people. No inhibitions, she does as she pleases, and that includes doing what ever she wants to me. I am sorry about that, by the way." He says

He didn't get a response right away. It was torture, not knowing what she was really thinking. Knowing that she edited everything that she said. That she didn't always meant what she said.

"She's pretty. No she's gorgeous. She might be even more beautiful then Rosalie."

"Bella, love, she has nothing compared to you."

"They're both so beautiful."

"They're best friends."

"Figures."

She finally looked up at him, meeting his beautiful eyes. She could stare into his eyes all day and never get tired of it. A slight grin pulled across his lips as he leaned in to kiss her. She pressed her lips against his eagerly, and, as always, he pulled away too soon to her liking.

"Now I have to be completely serious with you Bella." His tone was sharp, like he was giving her an order to listen

"About what?"

"It is true; Samantha is in love with me. And that is going to cause a few problems."

"Like what?"

"Bella…" He hesitated.

What he was about to tell her would scare her. And he knew it would. But there was no way around this; he had to tell her, to keep her safe. He brought her hand up and placed it against his cheek, feeling her warmth. This always felt so good. The feeling was something that could not be defined.

"I don't want you to be scared." He whispers

"Say what you need to say, Edward." She says

He brought her hand to his lips and kissed it lightly, as he stared into her eyes.

"She wants you dead."

"So does every other vampire that comes here." She let out a small laugh

"This is serious Bella. If she tries to kill you I couldn't stop her."

That hit Bella hard. Her eyes widened. What did he mean he couldn't stop her? He had saved her every time she needed him. He always came to her rescue. He was almost invincible, nothing could touch him. So how this girl could come out of no where and stop him?

"You wont stop her..?" She questions

"No Bella… I couldn't stop her. I can't stop her."

"What do you mean you can't stop her?"

Edward could hear the fear in her voice. She was scared. And she should be. Samantha was a force to be recoded with. This girl wouldn't stop until she thought Edward was happy. It didn't matter if he was happy with Bella. In Samantha's mind a human should never be mingled with their kind, humans and vampires could never work together. And she had a good reason behind that thought.

"She has an ability. Did you notice how Alice stopped talking when Samantha told her to, and that I moved when she told me to?"

"How did she do that?"

"In her past life Samantha was very persuasive. Getting people to do things that she wanted them to do, or making people think that they wanted to do something that they didn't. She carried that into this life. Now she can make anyone do anything she wants. Just by telling them to. By ordering them to do it. Bella, when she told me to move I did. If she had told me to freeze in my place and not protect you, I would."

Silence again.

"And if she told you to kiss her?"

Edward paused, watching Bella as her eyes wondered to the floor again. He took a deep, unneeded, breath before answering.

"I would."

"And if she told you to kill me?"

Another deep breath.

"I would have no choice."

Bella swallowed and closed her eyes, biting her lip. This is not what she wanted to hear. This was too hard to hear, it was too much. Her shoulders fell with her head, and tears began to brim her eyes.

Edward couldn't save her. She couldn't wrap her mind around that thought. He couldn't save her. It was crazy. How could anyone have this kind of control over people? She wasn't safe. That was too hard to believe while Edward was sitting right next to her.

"Bella…"

Edward pulled her into his arms holding her tight. Tears fell freely from her eyes as she cried into his chest. She cried in his arms for, what seemed like, forever. This felt so stupid, crying in his arms. You would think that after having her life threatened every day, she would be used to it. But this, knowing that Edward wouldn't be able to save her this time, scared her.

"I don't know how long she is staying. But I am going to be by your side every moment that she is here. She wont do anything while I'm around. She cares too much about what I think."

Bella nodded into his chest.

"Take me home please." Was all she said