Chapter 7

It was twilight when I decided it was safe to go out and buy some clothes. There was a twenty-four hour mall a little further into town so I jumped in the car. I found the place easy enough but when I parked and looked up I saw her. How the hell did Bella find me here? I walked at a fast human pace into the store and there she was again behind the register and then again coming out of the dressing room. I began to realize that in every face I only saw Bella. I lost my balance and once I regained my composure and started to turn around the Bella behind the register asked if I was okay, all I could do was nod. I had to get out of there, I couldn't breathe, I felt like somebody had their hands around my throat, I was literally gasping for air when common sense kicked in and I remembered I didn't need to breathe. My body finally started to react normally and I ran back to my car not caring who saw me. I drove back to the hotel still not having bought any new clothes or anything for that mater and ran back to my room, locked the door and collapsed on the bed.

I looked up at the curtains and noticed light shining through. It must be daytime, I had completely lost track of time. How long had I been on this bed thinking about her, day dreaming of her skin, her voice, her smell? I called down to reception and asked for a newspaper but was told they didn't deliver to the rooms. After offering a fifty-dollar tip it didn't take long for her to show up with a paper and a smile. I looked at the date as I slammed the door, it was Friday? I had left Forks last Wednesday, spent one night in Denali and a couple of days driving, arriving here on Sunday and now it was Friday! Five whole days I had spent wallowing in bed. I got up and looked in the mirror; I looked like hell, bad even for a vampire. My eyes looked like they had purplish bruises underneath but I wasn't thirsty. I threw cold water over my face and hair to try and make myself look presentable but it didn't work, I still looked like hell. Should I just go back to Bella? I questioned myself constantly and decided I was going to stick by my guns and go back to bed to dream of her instead.

I rolled over and looked at my phone, it was dead. I knew the charger was in my bag which Alice had taken out of the car so I called reception to offer another tip.

"Hello, this is Mr Cullen in room five" I said in my best dazzle Bella voice.

"Mr Cullen, I hope you're enjoying your stay, what can I do to help you?"

"I am in need of an iPhone charger; I have one-hundred dollars if somebody can obtain one for me."

"Certainly, Mr Cullen. I will make sure one is delivered to you within the hour."

"Thank you." I replied and put the phone down.

Instantly there was a knock on the door, I opened it to see the receptionist standing there with her cleavage virtually falling out of her bra, her face lit up like Christmas. I handed her the money and started to close the door.

"Mr Cullen, for your information we will be charging your card today for the following weeks room fees."

I politely asked how much and handed her the cash, I didn't want the room showing up on the bank statements and the rest of the family coming here to convince me to go back to Bella. I plugged my phone in and went to clean myself up; when I came back I checked it and the first thing to hit me was the day. Wednesday…another five days wasted! Lying on the bed feeling sorry for myself was not part of my plan but the daydreams of Bella kept me frozen there. Dreams of her in my arms, kissing her lips, feeling her body pressed to me pushing me to go further, my imagination was so good I could almost taste her on my lips. I hoped she was well. I thought by now she would be back to normal, well normal for Bella, she had a strong head and I was sure that pulled her through.

Beep! Beep!

My phone was going crazy with alerts.

Call me!

Alice.

I text her back.

Alice, I'm fine. My phone was dead, you have my charger.

Edward.