Chapter Four

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Edward

Bella's voice still rang in my head. I knew this would happen. I mean how could it not, I'm living in the same city as her. It was bound to happen I just didn't expect it to be so soon.

And this was too soon.

Extremely too soon.

If hearing her voice did this me, was it going to be this hard when I see her face to face? I wish she would have said more. I hadn't hurt her voice in over three years yet it still sounded like it used to. Like what I thought and dreamt how it sounded. Just like bells. Delicate wedding bells.

I didn't want to remember when she broke up with me or the last time I saw her beautiful face so I remembered a happy moment.

Six years ago…

I had been out of town for two weeks visiting my grandmother in New York. She needed some help with things and though I missed her I begged and pleaded to see if Bella could go with me. It was the longest time we had been apart since we both were fifteen. We called each other a couple of times a day but it still felt like I had not seen Bella in years. I ran up the stairs to the apartment. The elevator was too slow, I needed to see her.

"Bella! Bella!" I yelled as I opened the front door. I ran into living room, thinking she was there, but let down when she wasn't.

"Oh my god, Edward?" Bella ran out of the kitchen. Her brown hair was in a messy bun. She was wearing a tank top and shorts. That was the cleaning outfit. The wash cloth she was holding fell to the ground. "Oh my god! You're home!" I opened my arms and she ran into them jumping onto me and wrapping her legs around my waist. God I missed her. Breathing her in I closed my eyes and squeezed just a little bit tighter than before. Two weeks was just way too long to go without her again.

I leaned back so I could look into her eyes.

"hi" I whispered before I pressed a light kiss first to her lips then to her forehead. I leaned back to look into her deep brown eyes and couldn't stop the smile that appeared on my face as she whispered hi back.

. There was no need to talk anymore past those two words. We needed our lips together, molded as one as if she were the last fresh breath of air I had. I don't know how long we stood there kissing, Bella with her arms around my neck, hands in my hair and legs wrapped around my waist. And me holding her against me as much as my strength would allow.

As we pulled apart, I walked us into my room. My hand ran underneath her top. Her skin felt like a delicate sheet of satin against my calloused hands (a product of the all the handiwork I had done for my grandmother over the span of the two weeks with her). The touch of Bella's bare skin was slowly beginning to drive me crazy. We'd fooled around in the past and I always knew when to stop, but right now it was as if I couldn't get enough of her. No amount of skin shown was enough for me.

She seemed to have the same thoughts as me because her fingers kept pulling at my shirt then finally getting it off my back. I laid her down on the bed then pulled her own top off. My lips touched her chest in a light kiss as she moaned my name. I gradually moved up her body. Kissing and suckling at her delicious skin until I finally reached her mouth again. Our kissing was slow and sensual until we finally broke off. Finally sated, I pulled her into my arms as she laid her head on my chest.

"How was the plane ride?" she asked.

"Good, it was boring but good. Maybe it would have been a little better if I had you there to accompany me. I said as I gave her a slight squeeze. "How was cleaning?"

Unlike most girls who would watch tv or paint their nails when they had nothing to do, Bella liked to clean. Bella giggled "You know me too well." She kissed my chest before talking again "I wish I could of gone with you. I was miserable without you by my side and I don't care how needy that sounded. I missed you so much Edward" Her voice was breaking which made me pull her closer to me, if that was even possible.

"I missed you too baby. I never want to leave you like that again."

She looked into my eyes hers glistening with unshed tears "Then don't."

"Never" I whispered back before I pulled her back into my chest and snuggled down into the bed.

My cell phone ringing interrupted me from the memory of that day. The caller ID read Mom

"Hey mom," I said as I answered the phone.

"You know it would have been nice if you called me the second you got off the plane, Edward. I would never of known if you died or got hurt or lost. Sheesh I was very worried."

I rolled my eyes at her overprotectiveness. "I'm sorry, mom. I wanted to get to the newspaper to talk with Jasper about the job I am going to have. Do you forgive me?"

"Oh honey, of course, I do. Are you coming to the house? Your father and I would love to see our only child."

I laughed at that "You have tons of people to take care of, family or not. But yeah, I will be there soon. "

Her voice became more cheerful "That's wonderful. I will see you then. I love you, Edward."

I smiled "I love you too, mom."

I decided to go to Emmett's apartment before I went to my parent's house. I wanted to drop off my suitcase and clean up. After all being on an airplane was never a refreshing ride, no matter is it was only an hour and a half plane ride.

I called for a taxi driver as I walked out of the building, quickly getting in and driving through the traffic to Emmett's apartment. I reached down and pulled the key from under the mat. I shook my head, wondering how his apartment had yet to get broken into. I mean seriously Emmett, you live an apartment building why the hell would you need a welcome mat. Can you really get any cheesier? I dropped my stuff down inside the door and quickly got myself reacquainted with the place before doubling back to the kitchen to get something to drink. I went to pull the fridge door open but stopped when I saw there was a photo pinned to the fridge with a magnet.

It was of Bella and Emmett. It seemed to be pretty recent too. They both were doing silly faces. It was as if she hadn't changed one bit, if anything she filled into her body more and her hair was a bit longer but that was it. She was still just as beautiful as she was three years ago. I got myself a can of soda then went into the living room. It would do me no good, looking at that photo, knowing that it was something I could not have.

An hour later I was settled into the room at Emmett's and was on my way my parents' house for dinner. As I got into yet another taxi I realized that I needed to get a car as soon as possible because this fare was eating up my funds. The drive wasn't too long and for that I was grateful. I was tired of cooped up and to be honest, not driving myself gave me a lot of time to think to myself and the thing that always seemed to be at the forefront of my mind was Bella. Even more so than usual since I had not only seen her picture but also heard her voice, no matter how little she actually spoke.

We pulled up in front of the house that I had grown up in. It was always a bit ostentatious especially for a family of only three but it was homey and would always be where I would go back to. And besides I always had enough friends to fill the house so it never felt lonely.

I quickly paid the driver and hopped out the back of the cab. "Hello!" I called out as I opened the door.

Nothing had changed in the past year since I had been there and for that I was glad.

"Edward, is that you?" My mom asked from upstairs.

"Yeah it's me mom. Ihow else would it be" I replied, meeting her at the bottom of the stairs. "You know someone your age shouldn't be running down the stairs like that." I smirked.

She wrapped her arms around me and squeezed tightly "I'm so happy you're home."

I squeezed back "happy to be home mom"

She pulled back from me, giving me a smack on the back of the head as she did.

"ouch! What was that for?"

"That'll show you not to make fun of the women who birthed your big head." She placed her hands on her hips then looked around me towards the door. "Where are your suitcases?"

I winced. I knew my mom very well and telling her I wasn't staying here would make a very loving Esme Cullen very upset. "oh well I decided to stay with Emmett until I find my own place."

"Oh…Ok, can you stay for dinner? Your father will be home then." I could tell she was upset but was trying not to show it.

"Of course, I can. So, what should we do while we wait for dad to come home?"

We spent the time talking about what had happened since the last time I was up here. About my job in L.A. and the people I met. I went on about all of the amazing singers and bands I got a chance to talk to and the ones I couldn't stand. Everything under the sun. She didn't ask about my dating situation though, she knew better. When I finished talking, my mom started to chat about all of the remodeling she has done to the second level of the house and the backyard. She was just about to tell me about her new client when we heard the front door open.

"Esme, are you home?" My dad yelled as he entered into the house.

"Yes, honey. We're in the living room."

He walked into the living room then a smile beamed on his face when he saw me "Well, aren't you a sight for sore eyes." I got up from the sofa to give him a hug "It's great to see you, Edward."

"It's great to see you too, dad."

As we ate dinner, my dad talked about his day then he asked me a million questions. One of them caught me off ground.

"So, are you dating anyone?" I almost chocked on my green beans. Yes, my mother knew better but my father was a different story. "There are some wonderful nurses at the hospital who would love a date with you."

I finished my glass of water before I answered him "I'm not dating right now, dad."

My dad let out a heavy sigh "Edward it's been three years. I think it's time—"

"Dad please."

He was going to say something else but my mom stopped him with a warning look. I would have to thank her later for that. It would probably be good for me to go on dates but I couldn't get over Bella.

Even if she doesn't love me anymore, I still love her with my whole heart.

As the saying goes, you always want what you can't have.

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