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When I opened my eyes, for a split second, I felt as if I was falling and fast. Instinctively I tightened my grip around Beau's neck, releasing a squeal as I nestled my face between his shoulder and neck.

"You can open your eyes now." he said softly, voice fairly weakened.

I opened one eye, glancing around and suddenly felt the difference. I slowly released him as he placed me back onto my feet.

"You can time travel without the help of the unicorn horn?" I asked, staring at him. And then I noticed blood trickling down from his nose. "Oh my god." I quickly shimmied out of my sweater and pressed it to his nose, pinching the bridge in the process. "You're bleeding!" I nearly screamed.

He replaced my hand with his as he pinched the bridge of his nose, tilting his head back.

"The truck." he said firmly. "Hurry." he added, grabbing my arm with his free hand.

Oh your Bigfoot ass better make it there. I don't have the muscle or the energy left to even try…

I was about to jump into the passengers side when I saw Beau sway off to the side before slamming his body into the side of his truck.

Fudge! Why did I force him to fuck me?! I thought as I ran over to him. This is all my fault.

He was trying to hold himself up against his truck. "I just need…" he inhaled deeply. "…a minute."

"Hey, stay with me." I cupped his face, "You cant leave yet. I don't know how to get home." I said on the verge of hysterics.

You're Fae. Heal him. I mentally reminded myself.

Without further debate, I pressed my lips to his and began to breathe my chi into him.

"No." he groaned as he pushed me away, holding me at arms length. "You need-"

I pinched his arm, "Will you stop fighting me and let me help you?" I grunted. "Let me give you enough energy to make sure that you at least last the ride back."

He looked up at me with curious eyes. "Maybe we should get a room for the night." he suggested. "We wont make it back safely if we're both depleted."

"Sounds like a good idea." I said. "But you're taking my chi whether you like it or not." I told him, determined.

"This is my fault. I should've calculated the energy required to carry you through thoroughly." he said with his head low as he ran a hand through his hair. "I almost ruined everything by nearly stranding you in the past."

Stranded in the past? Oh my god! I didn't even consider the consequences!

"No." I gulped. "I shouldn't have pushed you." I said, sitting next to him. "I was being greedy and vengeful and I'm sorry, I didn't know."

He glanced at me sideways. "Vengeful?" he snickered. "Next time you want to get even with me, feel free to." he joked as he leaned back, resting his head against the bed. "No, its my fault. I lost control…"

I turned towards him, tucking my leg under me. "Because of me."

He smiled at me, "The smell of the fresh gardenias, the warmth of the water, it brought me back to a time so long ago that I wouldn't allow myself to remember." he said, smile slowly fading. "And then seeing you, painted in gold, the golden silk, it forced me to open that part of myself again. The memories flooded my mind, unleashing everything that I locked away because I was afraid of losing her."

Whoa! Her?

I tensed up, slowly standing to my feet. "Sorry." I quickly apologized. "I'm going to take a hot shower. Maybe you should close your eyes and sleep. Preserve the energy you have left for the two hour drive back to Bon Temps." I said, cowardly ducking into the bathroom as the last words left my lips.

Complicated just went up a notch. Fudge.

"Did you hear? Catalina was behind it from the very beginning?" Nick asked me as he leaned against the side of his house. "She was the one who had placed a hit on you. She was the one who hired the Fae to assassinate you and all those other women."

"Yeah, I heard about it." I said. "But do you know why? I mean, I never met her until that moment when she showed up at my flat." I asked, taking a seat on his porch steps.

"Gabrielus told me that she had captured a seer who fed her visions." he said as he watched me. "She didn't know what you looked like. All she knew was that you were a young woman, a descendent of the banished."

"And she was determined to terminate my very existence."

He sighed heavily, "She was determined because the seer told her that it was you who would have my heart." he said with a shake of his head. "It wasn't until she came to my home, presenting your case to me, that she realized that you might be the one that she's been looking for all along."

"Vengeful creature, isn't she?" I scoffed. "What a psycho bitch." I groaned.

"But it doesn't end there. She also thought that by getting you to fall in love with a vampire, that would destroy any hope for us because of my history with them." he said, running his hand through his hair. "The death of her sister changed us all…"

I glanced down at my growing bump, running a hand over it. "I'm sorry." Tears filled my eyes, "No matter how it plays, in my eyes, I met you first. That's all that matters."

He nodded, shoving his hands in his pockets. "I'll never be sorry." he said, smiling at me. "You gave me Elena."

"Hey." Beau whispered, gently shaking me awake. "I think you're having a bad dream."

My eyes fluttered opened as I brought my hands to them, feeling my own tears.

"I hope not." I whispered, turning onto my other side.

How long more do I have to wait to see Nick free from those chains?

"I think that we should get going." he said from behind.

"I will return as soon as I am able." Beau said as he reached for my hand. "As of right now, I don't know what the future is. All I know is that I'm going to try to be here as much as I can for as long as I can."

I didn't know how I was suppose to take that. I mean, it really would be easier if he just disappeared.

At least then, I will know what to expect since I sort of became accustomed to being a single mom.

But for him to say that he's planning on coming back?

Now he's going to have me sitting around, waiting.

"Are you sure you're going to make it back alright?"

He nodded. "Thanks to you, yes."

I wrapped my arms around his torso. "Well at least I know my Fae powers has some good uses."

"Fae huh?" he said as his arms enveloped me. "It took several centuries for me to learn this of you."

"Seriously?" I glanced up, brow twitching. "You know what is so weird about all of this?" I asked, feeling a strange sense of déjà vu. "For you it has been centuries but for me, its only been hours." I said softly. "Its like I'm a blast from the past in your eyes. But in mine, this is all new to me. It has only just begun." I said, almost in awe. "I cant imagine what that feels like for you."

It must be frustrating.

"It was a shock when I first learned of my mission. But with you, you've easily grown on me." he chuckled softly as he bent his head, pressing his lips to my forehead. "Take care of yourself and your girls." he said, holding me close. "I'll be watching over you." he said just before he lift my chin up, kissing me one last time.

I tip toed, gripping the back of his neck as I intensified our kiss. With my other hand, I grabbed a hold of his hair, releasing a wave of sexual energy.

If its going to be our last kiss, I'm making sure its going to be a damn good one.

He growled within my mouth, slowly pulling away. "You're teasing me." he said with a shake of his head.

I ran my tongue along the line of his lips, "No, I'm giving you a reason to come back." I said, running my hand down his tatted arm. "Come back to us." I whispered against his lips.

His left hand wandered to the front of my belly. "Then wait for me." he said, gazing down at me.

He kissed me once more, this time briefly just before releasing me.

He knows I know his weakness. I thought as I watched him get into his truck and drive away.

"Should I tell her?" Alcide thought to himself. "No, not right now."

I turned around to see Amy, Alcide, and Sookie standing outside, on my porch, staring after me.

"Well look who decided to show up." Amy groaned mentally.

I flashed them a huge smile. "Hi…" I paused. "…you."

Amy gripped her hip with one hand, "Look who decided to show up. No call, nothing, to let us know that she was still alive." she groaned, swatting the air with the other. "I didn't know if I should call the sheriff or Eric first. So I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt-"

I walked up to the porch, "Eric? Please tell me you didn't."

I so don't want to deal with him right now.

"She did." Sookie said apologetically.

Of course she knew where I was coming from because she had to deal with Eric once upon a time herself.

"She had us all looking for you." Alcide added. "You had us worried."

I bit my lip, "I'm sorry. Really, I am." I apologized immediately. "We weren't expecting to stay out all night. But it got really late and we were too exhausted to drive, so we got a room instead." I said. "And that room thing, it wasn't planned. I swear!" I exclaimed, putting one hand up in the air. "Promise."

"I hope you had fun." Amy said after a brief moment. "But was that kiss hot or was it hawt?" she giggled as she nearly jumped up and down with enthusiasm. "Sorry Alcide, girl talk." Amy said, glancing at him sideways as she ran down the stairs, grabbing my hands. "You guys fucked, didn't you?" she asked with a huge smile. Before I could answer, she slapped my arm. "Oh my god! You did!" she squealed. "Okay, I want full details." she said, dragging me up the stairs.

Sookie smiled at me, "I'll meet you guys inside."

Amy practically shoved me onto my sofa, "Speak and leave nothing out."

I rolled my eyes, "Shouldn't we wait for Sookie?"

She grunted, "Um no. If its freakishly juicy, I just might want to hear it again."

"Amy, I've been gone all night, can I at least see my girls first?"

"Elena is still in school and Lizzy is down for a nap with AJ." she quickly said. "Now…you were saying?"

I slapped her leg, "You can wait five minutes you horny toad." I said, standing to my feet.

I made my way down the hall to Lizzy's room to find both her and AJ asleep on her bed. I walked in softly, laying a kiss on both their cheeks before leaving, closing the door behind me.

"Sex under the moonlight in a pond with a waterfall?" Amy breathed out the words. "Its making me wet just imagining all that sexiness, dripping wet." she moaned.

"Um Amy, aren't you getting married in a few months?"

She rolled her eyes at me as she waved my words away. "I'm not married yet."

"Where is this place?" Sookie asked.

"I couldn't tell you how to get there. It was as much as a surprise for me as it is for you." I said. "But we drove for a few hours, I know that."

"He sounds way too good to be true." Amy said softly. "When is he coming back?"

I shrugged. "When he can." I said. "He's busy…with work."

I couldn't tell them everything. It was complicated already. Its not like they need all the details.

"Well, I think he's a keeper." Amy said with a reassuring nod.

If things were normal, I would think so too.

That night, as I expected, Eric showed up with one of those blank expressions that he usually has when he's pissed off.

Uh oh.

Before he could say anything, I invited him in. Its not like anyone lurking around my property needs to know my business. And judging from the look that's on his face, I'm going to hear it.

I walked straight into the kitchen to warm him up a True Blood.

"Glad to see that you're still alive and human." he said with an almost icy tone.

It was obvious he was holding back. Why? I haven't figured that out yet.

"Amy was overreacting. She tends to do that sometimes." I said, holding back my yawn as I waited by the microwave for his blood. "So come out with it. I know you have something to say, now I'm giving you the floor." I said with the motion of my hand. "Let me have it."

For a moment, he just stood there, towering me as he watched me carefully. I couldn't help but wonder if I was the only woman who had the balls to talk to him the way that I do. I mean, I remember how frightened I use to be of him.

But with our history? He can't scare me anymore.

"I would normally agree with you because I've already seen that side of her." he said. "And I still don't know why you're friends with her. But its your life, not mines." he added. But then he furrowed his brows as he stepped forward. "For a short while, you were gone." he said softly. "I couldn't feel you. I couldn't feel the bond. Its like you've disappeared." he said as he placed a hand over his chest. "I felt...empty."

Thank goodness for the beeping of the microwave otherwise, I would almost be caught up in his spell.

Damn.

I quickly poured his blood into a glass and handed it to him. "I apologize for worrying you. I'm fine, really."

"I can't imagine Elizabeth growing up without you." he said, placing his glass on the counter. "Every girl needs their mother."

Oh my god. I didn't die. I just blinked into the past and then back...that's all.

"Eric." I sighed as I tried to hold his gaze. "I'm fine. I should've called, I know that. And I'm sorry for worrying everyone but I promise that won't happen again." I said. "Besides, even if something was to happen to me...although you may not think much of Amy, I trust her with all my heart to raise them as her own."

He raised a brow. "Pam would be better suited." he partially hissed. "And she's not mother material."

I scoffed. "Oh no she isn't. She would probably eat them!"

He flashed me a half smile. "Do you really think I would allow her to do such a thing?"

I rolled my eyes at him as I crossed my arms over my chest. "We aren't arguing about guardianship." I stated. "I'm fine, as you can see, I'm still me. Now that your worries are put to rest, can we get on with our lives?"

For a long stale pause, he just watched me. Then he stepped back as he nodded down at me. "You're a magnet to danger Bella. Red flags are raised when a drifter takes notice in you because you aren't just anyone."

Drifter? Is that how everyone sees Beau? I thought to myself as I watched Eric leave not long after.

During a Sunday get together, Alcide had me tag along for a ride while we ran to the store to get some ice.

"I've been fighting with myself for days now and I really don't know how to tell you. But we think you should know." he said as he parked his truck just outside of Piggly Wiggly.

We?

"Spill it. You know I hate when you drag this on longer than it needs to." I said, opening my car door.

"Remember the scent of the unknown male?" he asked.

"The one that Jason found on my property." I nodded. "Yes, I remember."

"When Amy called us to search for you, it wasn't until then that Jason and I realized that the guy that you were with was also the guy on your property." he said. "It was him all this time. He was the guy that we smelt."

I laughed at that, "No, it couldn't have been. Joanna was the one who kidnapped Lizzy, not Beau." I said, voice rising. "It was her scent that you guys smelt and that's what lead you to the portal remember?" I said, gripping the handle. "There's some kind of mistake."

It has to be.

He frowned at me, "There were two scents, the one that was tainted all over your property and the one that was on ours and in the back of Merlotte's and the graveyard." he said, trying to keep his voice leveled. "Joanna, she was never on your property, but he was." From behind his back, he pulled out an envelope. "His scent is all over this Bella. It was him the whole time. He was the one sending you these threats."

I felt my throat tighten. "No…" I said softly, in denial. "…it cant be."

"You have to be careful of him. He might not be the guy he lead you to believe he is."

No…not Beau.

A/N: Did you expect that twist? I'm sure you guessed at the time when Isabelle was confronting Joanna in the cemetery that there was a third person by the way that she sort of brushed off the notes like Isabelle was speaking in tongues or something. If you didn't catch it, its there lol.

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