chapter 2

EPOV

"Edward's Choice"

After Edward left Bella in the wood he couldn't go home just yet, so he set out to the place no one but Bella would find him. He knew Bella wouldn't go looking for him here now. As far as she knew Edward left and was never coming back, so he was safe.

When he got there he lay on the damp grass thinking about that final moment in the woods. He saw the sweetest sadness in Bella's eyes, how it killed him to leave, but he knew that it was best for her, it was his way of keeping her safe. He thought had done the right thing even if he had to be unhappy and miserable for the rest of his existence. After staring into the sky for a while he noticed it was time for him to leave. Even as he left, this place, his thoughts could not leave Bella.

"I have to see her one more time, she will never know I was there." He thought to himself.

Edward made his way to Bella's house, he knew he could leave the woods on the other side of Bella's street he heard her speaking out the window and he saw how sad she looked, it pained him to listen to everything she had to say and he knew it was true, he wanted so badly to come back but how could he ... would he really risk losing the one person he loved to ever lasting death...

Finally Bella closed the window. Edward waited outside her window for hours watching her cry herself to sleep.

"What have I done?" was all Edward could whisper, there was nothing else he could think of.

At last Bella was sleeping and Edward opened her window, she had closed it but hadn't locked it, just hoping that Edward would come back to her just one more time, he had but only for tonight when she didn't know.
He climbed thought the window, closing it again so that there wouldn't be a draft that may wake Bella from her sleep. All he could think was how beautiful and restless she looked while she slept. Edward couldn't help himself and lay next to her on the bed he hugged her unwearyingly, he stroked her hair softly so that he was able to feel her but not too hard for her to feel.

Morning was coming and Edward knew that he would have to be gone before she woke.

"I love you " he whispered into her ear

Bella turned in her sleep and as if she was dreaming she said "I love you too"
This gave Edward some peace of mind that she will be fine without him, she will get on with her life.

"Goodbye " he said as he got up and left through the window, leaving it open, as just then Bella woke up.