A/N : Im so sorry I haven't been here to update but if you guys are still reading I will still write. I love this story so I will be continuing it. Let me know if you guys want daily updates or weekly updates. New chapter right now! Kinda short but I hope you like it. Love you guys and please review. Enjoy!

Clarity

EPOV

Everyone got up to dance including Bella. Emmett tried to get me to grab a 'babe' and shake my money maker on the dance floor. I declined and stayed at the booth with everyone's drinks.

I sat there watching Bella dance and shake her ass and have fun. I grabbed my vodka and took a sip while never taking my eyes off her. She's intoxicating and I cant take my eyes off her. Its as if she's the only thing on the dance floor right now.

"Wanna dance?" I hear a female voice ask. I reluctantly tear my eyes away from Bella to face this stranger. I turned to see a woman with stilettos, a really short skirt, and a blue silk top on. She has red wavy hair, blue eyes, and freckles; the woman is attractive. She's standing in front of me with her hands on her hips.

"Excuse me?" I say while setting my drink back on the table.

"Do you wanna dance, handsome? Someone has hot as you shouldn't be sitting on the sidelines." she says with smirk on her face. I can tell she's trying to be bold but its not who she is so its forced.

I chuckle a bit, "Thank you but no thank you. I wont be staying here long." I lied. I have no clue how long we'll be here.

"Alright, your loss but some advice" she says to me. "Next time a hot girl ask you to dance say yes, asshole." Then she walks off. I stay seated and take a sip of drink before I burst out laughing.

I look in the direction of the dance floor and my eyes immediately find Bella. For some reason I get up and start walking towards her. Next thing I know I'm behind her holding her hips as she grinds against me. She's memorizing when she dances.

All rational thought goes out the window when I'm with her. My hands are still on her waist when she turns around and faces me. For a second she is having fun and grinding into me trying to get closer. Something happened when our eyes connected though and then she walked off the dance floor grabbed her purse and walked out of the bar.

I wanted to go to her and talk to her but I couldn't so I just went to the table and drank. After fifteen minutes the girls decided they wanted to go home so we paid and left the club. Bella was standing outside against the wall of the club. She went over to Rose and Alice talking about a ride home.

"Bella! You don't have a ride home." Alice squeals. No, really. " Jasper will drop you off if you don't mind riding with us." she suggest.

Before Bella could speak or say she would take a cab I offered to drive her home. If I drove her maybe I could build up the courage to talk to her and tell her what happened all those years ago.

Bella kisses Rose and Alice and says goodbye. I go to my brothers and say goodbye with promises to call them later. Bella and I walk to the my Volvo after our farewells. I open her door for her before I drive off.

We drive in complete silence. The only sound in the car is the engine and Bella occasionally given me direction when needed.

I keep thinkling that no matter what I say she will never forgive me. She trusted me to not to abandon her and I did in her eyes. To hear that she stayed in that horrible foster home makes the guilt that much more consuming. I hate to think that she was there waiting for me and being mistreated while I sat in a mansion getting spoiled.

She broke the silence first. "I cant take this anymore!" she say to herself before turning to look at me.. "What happened to coming to get me, Edward? You left me there in that god awful place." I hear her say. The confusion and sadness in her voice breaks my heart. I hurt so much.

I glance at her before pulling the car over and putting it in park with the hear on full power. I cant live like this anymore. I turn to her and say, "Bella, I told you that I wanted to get you but I was only six what could I do? Carlisle and Esme tried to do it for me but we couldn't. I'm sorry that I left you, cause lord knows I didn't want to. I needed you just as much as you needed me. You were my best friend. I'm sorry that I hurt you. I'm sorry that you hate me. I'm sorry that you've been holding a grudge like this and that I've been living with the guilt. But I wanna move past it and I want you back. I want my friend back. This is the last time I'm gonna say sorry to you. I cant stress to you anymore how sorry I am; but I cant live like this and neither can you."

I had to say it. I had to let all the guilt, sadness, shame, and anger go. With those words I finally let myself move forward. I hoped after this car ride I could start venturing down the road to getting my best friend back. I needed her back in my life.

We were quiet for the rest of the ride before we finally arrived at her apartment. I put the car in park and got out to open her door for her. We walked into the building and up to her apartment door. I stood outside her door while she opened it and went inside.

She put her purse and keys down before turning towards me. I just looked her wondering why she hadn't closed the door on yet. Before I could ask her what was wrong she flung herself in at me. I felt her wrap her arms around my waist and hold on tight. Her cheek was to my chest listening to my heartbeat. I wrapped my arms around her when I heard the most beautiful three words leave her mouth.

"I forgive you".