The next morning when I woke up, Charlie came into my room sporting a sad smile. "Hey dad." I said as I got my stuff ready for my shower.
"Hi Bells. Are you sure you want to do this?" He asked me.
"Yeah dad, I have to. There are too many bad memories here. I will come visit and as soon as Jake and I get settled in an apartment we will call you and you can come visit whenever you want." I replied with a sad smile, I really did not want to leave Charlie, but I had to get out of the place where so much harm had come to me.
"Okay Bells. Jake is here and the two of you can pick up the plane tickets as soon as you get to the air port." Charlie replied.
"Thanks dad." I said softly.
He nodded and as I showered he loaded my clothes into my truck, this would be my last time driving my baby. Once I finished with my morning routine Jake, Charlie and I had a small breakfast. Once everything was cleaned up I hugged Charlie.
"Dad, I don't want to go you know that. I have to. I will call you when we land." I whispered.
Charlie nodded and got into the truck so he could drive it home after Jake and I were on the plane to Phoenix. The ride to the air port was quiet, and I was grateful for that, because I was afraid that if I spoke I would break down again. "Jacob, did you tell Billy bye?" Charlie asked as he helped us get out stuff to the check in.
"Yes sir. I told him we would call when the plane landed." Jake replied.
"Please take care of my Bella." Charlie said quietly.
Jake nodded and then said, "Always." I smiled and Jake and I boarded the plane.
"Are you alright?" Jake asked when the plane was in the air.
"Yeah…I am hoping I never have to see Edward again though…I still love him…but I don't want to get hurt again." I explained.
"I know. I won't let him hurt you ever again Bella." Jake replied.
I smiled and then settled in for the flight. Once we landed in Phoenix Jake and I got off the plane and headed to baggage claim. "What are we going to do about an apartment? Or a car?" Jake asked when we were outside the airport with all of our bags.
"Trust me a bit." I replied and we called a cab. He took us to a car dealer and we got the cheapest car there, which happened to be '53 Chevy pickup, just like my baby back home, only this one was blue.
"Let's go get an apartment." I said as we loaded the truck then got in.
"Billy gave me about $20,000. He put it in my account, so I am at about $23,000 right now." Jake said.
"Good, I am at $20,000, plus about $450 in cash." I replied.
Jake smiled and I drove off to the closest apartment complex, because it was about 6pm it would be hard to get an apartment but it would be worth a shot, worse comes to worse we could stay at a hotel tonight. Once I pulled in and parked we walked in. "How can I help you?" the manager asked.
"Please tell me you have an apartment available for rent." I replied.
"Yes, actually you're lucky we have three open." He replied with a small smile.
Jake and I nodded and the manager took us up to the second floor. He then opened the door to a small apartment. "This is the only furnished one we got, the rent is only $50 dollars more for this one." He said as Jake and I looked around. The apartment was small; there was a kitchen which opened up into the living/dining room. There were two bathrooms and two small bedrooms.
"How much per month?" I asked.
"$350." The manager replied.
"We will take it." Jake and I said in unison.
The manager nodded and I went to fill out the paper work while Jake brought up our bags. When I was done signing the papers and Jake had everything unpacked my phone rang. I did not recognize the number so I answered it. "Hello?"
"Bella, its Esme." Esme replied.
I said nothing else just hung up. "Bella?" Jake asked. My response to Jake was to get up and go to my room. I climbed under the covers and before I fell asleep I looked at the number, it was local. 'Great...' I thought before falling into an uneasy sleep.
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