I keep forgetting to put this up but it should be no shock that Twilight, Bella and Edward and the rest of the characters are the sole property of Stephenie Meyer. No copyright infringement is intended.
Chapter 3
On his way home from the hospital Carlisle's head was ringing with questions. He left after a quick good-bye to Bella, where he gave her his contact information hoping she would use it. All the facts just didn't add up. Carlisle and his family had been in the Nashua area going on three months, how come Alice never saw Bella? Edward never said anything but he was never in favor of the move here, did he know she was here? Carlisle had heard of the director of Save Heaven not knowing it was Bella, had Bella heard of him? The Cullen's usually fuelled small town gossip for months after they arrived.
As he came closer to the family home he tried to keep his thoughts off Bella and to his desire to speak to the whole family. When he arrived the family was scattered but Carlisle quickly found Alice sitting on one of the sofas in the living room reading a magazine. Carlisle crouched down to his knees and asked,
"Have you really not seen her?" Alice was confused by the question and immediately worried. Her thoughts were consumed by her recent visions, reexamining them to see if she possibly missed something.
"Seen who Carlisle." But as soon as Alice asked the question she knew exactly whom he was speaking off.
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As Bella wrapped herself in her favorite afghan she tried to banish all the crazy thoughts running through her head. Today was boarding on more than she could handle. The combination of the incident with Ian Young, dealing with Chris and seeing Dr. Carlisle Cullen was a lot to take in one day. Cuddled up in her bed Bella let Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy carry away her thoughts of the crazy day.
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Edward Cullen was in his room listening to music trying to drown out the voices in his head, especially his sister Rosalie. Today they had fought and Rosalie was still angry with him. It was the same fight they had been having for last eight years. It played out like a scene from a movie now and Edward knew all the lines. Rosalie believed that Edward should move on, that his moping and self-imposed misery over "just a silly girl" should end. She claimed it was ruining the family and because she didn't sign up for eternity it wasn't fair she had to spend it with "his mopey ass." But Edward didn't know how to move on and he didn't really want to. All he wanted was Bella and because he couldn't have her he wouldn't have anyone.
Edward was trying so hard to block out the thoughts of his whole family he didn't notice the conversation his family was having until he heard her name. They always spoke of Bella as she or her, never by her name. If his heart were beating it would have stopped from shock.
He stayed in his room listening to the conversation as well the thoughts of his family. News of Carlisle and Bella's meeting had mixed reaction among the family members. Rosalie was angry, Jasper worried and the rest had a mixture of regret and elation. Alice, aside from Edward, was the one who missed Bella the most. She was her best friend in a way the Rosalie or Esme could never be. She was devastated when they left Forks but she always held the hope that their paths would cross again. She truly believed that Edward and Bella were meant to be together.
Down stairs the family was debating what to do. Edward could hear Carlisle speak to him, "Edward please come down. This is something we all need to discuss." As he was speaking Carlisle let his mind wander to the meeting early in the day. Edward saw Bella in Carlisle's mind. She was even more beautiful than he remembered but she was different now, however to Edward Bella would always be the girl he loved. The changes that were so clear to Carlisle didn't resonate with Edward.
In the end, nothing was decided in the Cullen household. Ideas were tossed around but almost every family member had a different idea about how to deal with Bella. It was only Edward who never voiced an idea; his head was still swimming with contradictions. When he left Bella eight years ago it was with her best interest at heart, had circumstance changed? Was he willing to sacrifice his own happiness so she could have the life he always wished she would? Should he leave right now? He could run to her and she would be in his arms in mere moments. God how he missed her, and after eight years he still loved her so much and wasn't sure what to do. When they disbanded it seemed Carlisle, the head of the family would get his way. He wanted to let Bella come to them; if she wanted to peruse a relationship with any member of the family it would be her choice.
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Bella heard knocking at her door. She looked at the clock; it was only 2:15. Her bed was so warm, she wished whoever it was away. But her wishes went unfulfilled and soon she was leaving the comfort of her bed heading towards the door. With the afghan wrapped around her body she opened the door. It was a few moments before she could form any words, "You're lucky it is past midnight, you being here would have put yesterday in the category of more than I can handle in one day."
A/N: I just want to say a huge thank you to my first reviewers, Jits, princess moon shadow and Jaguarsolaris. You all made me do a happy dance!
On the weekend I read "Volition" by Rochelle_Allison. It is a fantastic story, really well written with a great plot. Set in 1972 in Ireland, it is a story you will really love!
Check it out: http://www dot fanfiction dot net/s/5115662/1/Volition
