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When I came to again, I was a little disorientated. I was still on a plane, but I was sure that I'd been out for more than a few minutes. I stretched. Yep, I had definitely been out of it for a while. Plus, this plane was level, but the one we had been on was angling downwards, ready for a descent. Which meant...

"You're taking me home?" I twisted my head so that I could see Alice's face; I was currently pulled into her lap, my head against her chest.

"I told you before we left; I'm making sure I get you back to Charlie."

I didn't even ask how she had managed to get my unconscious form back onto another plane. I didn't really care.

I wasn't sure if the tears had continued when I was out of it, or whether they had started again the moment I woke up. I sobbed quietly into Alice's chest, and I was fleetingly glad that Alice had a one-wear policy on her clothing; the salt water would ruin her shirt.

"This is...all my...fault," I sobbed. "If I hadn't...jumped..." Alice was rubbing my back, trying to soothe me.

"No, Bella. It's not your fault. If it's anyone's fault, it's mine. I should have been certain before I told anything to Rose," she growled her sister's name. "In fact, ultimately, it's Edward's fault. I told him he never should have left you! I knew something like this would happen!"

Edward's name brought with it a new set of tears, and the hole in my chest felt wider than ever. I was sure that, no matter what anyone said, or did, or no matter how much time I spent with Jake, I would not be able to survive. It took me several minutes to be able to form a coherent sentence.

"Why, Alice?" she looked...confused? "Why did it matter to him if I had died? He left me – he didn't want me any more..."

She cut me off, drying some of my tears, though they continued to flow heavily.

"He lied, Bella. He never wanted to leave you, but he hated himself for putting you in danger. His main concern was your safety, and he convinced himself that the only way to keep you safe was by leaving you. He wanted you to have a happy, normal, human life, with someone who deserved you. He loved you the whole time."

Her words brought on a whole other set of hysterics. Alice sobbed with me, although she had no tears to cry with.