As I walked inside, my heart felt heavy. I didn't know what was happening. I was consumed with great grief. It was like my reason for living had been taken from me.

Suddenly the phone started ringing. I answered it without even looking at the caller id.

"Hello?" I asked as I sat on the couch.

"Bella, it is me Jessica. I just called to check on you. Are you alright?"

"Yeah, I am fine. Thanks for checking on me Jess."

"Are you sure? I mean one moment you were talking to us and in the next you were kissing Edward Cullen like a girl possessed. The last we saw was you being carried by him bridal style from the cafeteria."

Wow. He carried me bridal style? Why couldn't I be conscious when such nice things happen?

Jessica was repeatedly asking me if I was ok. I was pretty sure that she called only to get information about my relationship with Edward.

Within my brief time with her, I found that she was gossip queen of Forks high. Her thoughts about me which I found from Edwards mind, wasn't noble either.

I did not want to give her opportunity to makeup stories about mine and Edward's relationship. So I came up with the most convincing lie that I could make up on the public kiss I shared with Edward and the events that followed.

"Jessica, Edward is an old friend of mine. We haven't seen each other in years. I was really surprised to see him here. Even though I email him often, I didn't know he lived in Forks."

Jessica was silent for a few minutes. It was like she was processing what I said. I prayed that my answer would be enough to satisfy her.

After a brief pause she started asking me about my current relationship status with Edward. I was getting irritated. So I ended the phone call telling her that Charlie was home and that I would talk to her later.

I was getting depressed with every passing second. I wanted to cry. My mind was filled with grief. I could not do anything. My heart was aching for him. It hurt so bad that I could not eat and I could not sleep.

I remembered that I was not this depressed when I was talking to Jessica. Maybe my irritation with her masked the true emotion that I felt.

I needed him near me. I wanted the pain to stop. I knew it won't really go away until he comes back. I felt like my heart wasn't even there anymore.

I heard the sound of Charlie's cruiser but did not bother to get up. My mind was elsewhere.

Oh god! What is happening to me? I knew I looked like a love sick puppy but could not stop my emotions.

Charlie came to my room to find me lying on the bed with a devastated look.

"Bella, are ok?"

I wanted to tell him that I love Edward so much that it hurts. I wanted to tell him about all the emotions that I was feeling but could not.

"Yeah. I just miss mom. Sorry I was so caught up with everything in my mind that I forgot to make dinner."

"It's ok Bells. We can order pizza."

We ate pizza in silence. I didn't want to eat anything but Charlie was having none of it. I was struggling not to show my emotions in front of Charlie.

I didn't know why I was so depressed when I get to see Edward in the morning. Maybe I was crazy.

I had never seen anybody struggling like this when their boyfriends leave them for a few hours. The only reason I could come up with was that a vampire's love was so intense that it can bring such strong reactions from a mere mortal.

Charlie told me that he had invited Billy Black and his son for dinner tomorrow. I was not very exited to spent time with strangers with my fragile emotional state.

I washed the dishes and said goodnight to Charlie.

Suddenly I felt the presence of energy around me. It was increasing with each step I took towards my room. I took a deep breath and opened my door to find Edward sitting on my bed with a beautiful smile. I ran to him and jumped into his awaiting arms.

"I missed you so much my Bella."

I didn't realize that I was crying. The relief and love that I felt was so overwhelming that I could not stop tears falling from my eyes. Edward wiped the tears and held me close to his chest whispering soothing words into my ears.

Eventually I stopped crying and slowly drifted to sleep.

My dreams were again filled with my beautiful angel. It was a wonder how my subconscious mind knew Edward even before I saw him in my real life. It was like our souls were connected to each other.

In the dream I saw him holding me close to him in our meadow. He was running his hands through my hair. I saw us running through the forest. I saw the beautiful Cullen house which I saw in his mind earlier.

The dreams now were more clear and colorful,. It was like looking through Edward's eyes. Everything was sharper.

I woke up hearing the knock on the door. Charlie had come to tell me that he was off to work and reminded me about the dinner with Blacks.

As soon as he closed the door, I looked around for Edward. I was sure that he was near because of the energy buzzing around me.

He came out of the closet bearing the most beautiful smile that I have ever seen.

"Good morning my love"

"Good morning Edward"

I would have been happy to lie there forever staring at his beautiful face but my stomach made a growling noise pulling me back to reality.

Edward ran home to get changed and to get his Volvo. As soon as he left my depression was back. I was sure the weird energy surrounding us had something to do with my emotional state.

I should have asked him about what he felt when we were apart. I felt embarrassment wash over me when I thought back to my crying fest yesterday.

I ate my breakfast and dressed for school. I found it very hard to concentrate on what I was doing. I missed him already.

I heard the sound of Volvo pulling in front of my house. I ran outside almost tripping on the way.

The ride to school was filled with me telling Edward about my dreams. Edward wanted to play twenty questions but I didn't feel the need for it as we both know each other better than we knew ourselves, thanks to the movie marathon we saw when we kissed.

Edward told me that he had talked to Carlisle about the weird things happening to us and that he had agreed to research about it.

It seemed that Carlisle did not know much about it either. The only thing that he told Edward was that I was his mate. I had no idea what that meant.

"Edward, what does it mean to be one's mate?"

Edward looked thoughtful for a moment as if thinking about how to answer me.

"Bella I don't know how to explain this. A mate is your other half, your soul mate. The person made for you to spend your life with. In much simpler words you are my wife in vampire world."

Oh my God! I was Edward Cullen's wife?

I didn't know whether I should be happy that I got Edward for eternity or freak out at the word 'wife'.

Edward laughed at the expression on my face. I wanted to hit him or at least poke my tongue out at him. But before I could do anything he stopped the Volvo and got out to open my door. That is when I realized that we had already reached Forks High.

I climbed out of the car. Everybody in ten mile radius was staring at us. Edward took my hand and I felt all my anxiety evaporating. The energy surrounding us was in full force. I felt confident. I walked into the school with my head held high.

I saw the Cullens standing near the locker waiting for us. All of them except Rosalie looked happy to see us. Alice came forward and hugged me. I could feel the love radiating from her.

"Bella, we are so exited to see you. Welcome to the family." She said

"I am exited to see all too" I told her truthfully. I already knew them.

I knew all the thoughts they ever had from Edward's mind. I knew they loved their family unconditionally.

How could I not be exited about meeting such wonderful people who supported my Edward throughout his life?

Emmett gave me a huge hug. To my huge surprise Jasper hugged me too. I knew his control problem around humans.

"You don't smell the same way as other humans. Something is blocking your scent. I can still smell you but it is really faint." He told me when he saw the questioning look I gave him.

Edward had a huge smile on his face on hearing this. I looked around to see whether anyone was near listening to our conversation but was surprised to find the hallway empty.

"Its time to get to class Bella" Edward said to me.

I looked at Rosalie to see her glaring at me. She did not greet me like the others. She looked like she wanted to kill me.

Edward glared at Rosalie and offered his hand to me. We told our goodbyes to the others and walked to our classes.

Edward wanted to be near me but we had different classes so it was not possible. He told me that he would try to change his schedule to get classes with me. He gave a small kiss and went to his class.

The class was filled with students who were staring at me as if I was a statue on display. I was getting irritated and wanted to hit someone even though I was normally not a violent person.

I told the teacher that I was not feeling well and needed to see the nurse.

I walked through the hallway aimlessly. Suddenly someone pulled me into an empty classroom. I looked up to see Rosalie staring at me with intense hatred. For the first time since I came to forks I felt fear.