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"Okay, so we're going to see Renee now?"

"Yep, off to the airport!" He said still smiling.

"This is going to be so much harder." I said sadly, thinking about seeing Renee for the last time.


To clear up any future confusion:

Bella's thoughts are italicized.

Edward't thoughts are italicized and underlined.


Renee

"I can't do this." I said, turning around to run, but unfortunatly, I ran into Edward's chest.

"Yes, you can, Love." He said, spinning me back around towards the airport doors.

We are already in Jacksonville. I'm on my way to see my mother for the last time. I left my dad's house about 4 hours ago, after I argued with him. Hopefully my mother will take it a bit better.

"Love?" Edward asked, breaking me out of my thoughts.

"Hm?" I said looking up to him.

"Are you planning on getting into the car?" He asked, laughing at me. Then I noticed that he was standing there holding the door of a rental car that he bought, it was a midnight blue Corvette with windows as tinted as Carlisle's Mercedes.

"Yeah, even though I don't want to." I said, stepping into the car. He was still laughing when he closed the door. By the time he got into the drivers seat he had stopped. "Finally." I said.

"Finally what?" He asked confused.

"Finally you stopped laughing at me." I said, turning to look out of my window.

"I'm sorry, Love, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings." He said looking ashamed.

"It's okay." I said looking back at him. He grabbed my hand and squeezed it tight.

After a moment, I decided to break the silence, "Edward, I'm really nervous. What if Renee reacts worse than Charlie, I don't think I could handle both of my parents mad at me." I said truthfully.

"It's okay, I don't think she will react like that. And if you want. We could go back and visit Charlie before we head back home." He said, rubbing circles on my hand with his thumb.

"Thanks," I said. We pulled into a street that I recognized as the one Renee and Phil lived on. In about two minutes Edward was at my door holding it open for me and I was on the verge of hyperventalating.

"Love, you really need to calm down." He said, putting an arm on my back, to steady me. When I was stable enough and he wasn't needing to hold me up, he started rubbing soothing circles on my back, they helped a little bit.

"Okay, lets get this over with." I said, taking a step towards the door.

Edward never stopped rubbing circles on my back. I knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer.

"Stop, Phil, someone is at the door." She said playfully. Great, I'm interrupting something, gross. Vampire hearing isn't always good, I wouldn't have been able to hear that from all the way down here. I heard foosteps coming down the stairs, they were light, then a set of heavier ones, Phils obviously. Renee answered the door.

"Bella?" She asked.

"Hey, mom." I said.

"You look different." She said while pulling me into a hug, always the observer. I opened my mind to Edward. What is she thinking?

She is trying to figure out what about you has changed.

Great, will she figure it out?

Well, I'm certainly not Alice, but I think she will only notice your eyes. You honestly didn't change much, I told you you were always beautiful. And you need to stop listening to me, your mother is talking to you. He finished with a smirk.

"Bella?" Renee asked.

"Hm...What?" I asked.

"I asked what brought you all the way out to Florida."

"I just wanted to see you. Is that so bad?" I asked. She wouldnt care that I wasn't living with Charlie, or atleast she would wonder why I had to tell her in person, but while I was here I would tell her that I planned on going to college in Alaska with Edward.

"No, just wondering. Did you get colored contacts?" She asked.

"Um, yeah! I wondered what they would look like on me and thought they just popped so I wear them every once in a while." I lied, hoping she would see through me.

Good job keeping eye contact while lying, Love, you've gotten better at it since you met me He thought to me, laughing in his mind.

Um, thanks? I asked in my head.

"So, you want to come in?" Renee asked stepping out of the door way so Edward and I could walk in.

"Yes, thanks." I said, walking by her.

"Edward, hello." My mother said, acting as if she just noticed him standing with me. She probably did just notice him though, trying to figure out what was different. Kind of like I didn't notice Phil standing back a little behind Renee.

"So, what would you like to do on your stay here, there isn't much to do though?" She asked.

"Um, I don't know." I said. "Let's just have girl time, like we used to." I said, thinking that I would miss that the most about my mother. The times we would just sit around and talk about everything. Is that okay with you? I asked Edward, to make sure he would mind.

Of course, as I said before, I wouldn't keep you from your mother. You have no need to worry about me, Love.

Thanks Edward, your making this so much easier, I am forever greatful of that. I love you.

I love you too,

"Okay what would you like to do?" My mom asked.

"Let's go shopping." I said, then realized what I said. "For summer clothes, I don't have any from being in Forks." I clarified. "Then we could hang out on the beach and everything."

The sun Bella! Edward practically shouted at me through his thoughts

Shit! I said remembering that I can't go into the sun. Would make-up cover the sparkly-ness?

I honestly don't know, but it's worth a try.I'm just glad it's dark out right now. If me and Phil are stuck here we probably will just watch Baseball on TV! Or some other sport of the kind. Oh! You need to listen to your mom, she keeps wodering why you zone in and out like you are right now!

"Okay, we can go shopping for clothes in the morning, its 9 right now, the mall is closing soon. Did you guys already eat?"

"Yep, we ate on the drive from the airport." I lied quickly.

"Okay, well, me and Phil are going to sleep now, you can either sleep in your room, or in the living room. It's up to you."

"Okay, night mom." I said, hugging her. I held onto Edward's hand and lead him into the living room, where I planned on staying for the night. Edward sat down on the couch and pulled me into his lap. He took his shoes off and put his feet up so we were both half-way laying down, me ontop of him.

Why do you have a room here? Edward asked

Because she was planning on me coming back, so she got a house with an extra room just in case.

Oh, that explains it. She knows I left?

That would be Charlie's fault. He was going to send me back here to live because I wasn't really doing anything back home while you were gone.

Oh, then that would explain why she was weary of me. In the morning we can see if the makeup will work against the sun

Okay, this is just like old times, except I'm not asleep.

Yeah, I know, I will miss your sleep talking. That was the only way to hear something similar to your thoughts. Don't block me out too often.

Don't worry, I wouldn't dream of keeping you away, I've dealt with it once and would not enjoy a second time.

Neither would I. It was just as hard on me, Love.

I love you.

I love you even more

Yeah?

Yes, most deffinatly.

I don't believe you.

Would you like me to prove it?

Of course. I said and turned around so he could kiss me and he did. It was great not having to break apart to breath anymore. After a few moments we did break apart.

That prove enough?

For now it did. But only because my mother is upstairs.

Bella...

Edward...

I don't want to do that, we aren't married, I grew up where that means something.

Ugh, can we talk about this another time?

We have time right now dont we?

Fine.

Why don't you want to marry me?

Well, look what happened to my parents?

Bella, you can only lie to your mother. It wont work on me. Just tell me the truth. Please.

Okay, I'm scared, Edward. I'm scared that you'll leave me again, I don't think I would be able to take it a second time. I don't want you to find someone that deserves you more than I do.

Okay, that would be my fault. Just please know that I will never leave you again. I love you too much to do that. I am also too selfish to leave again.You mean everything in the world and more to me. I am so sorry for leaving you, I thought it would be better that way. Oh how wrong I was. But I won't find someone that deserves me more, you are that person. I should be worried that you'll find a better person.

Nope. You have that backwards. You had to wait for me. I just had to deal with living in Forks for about three months to find you.

You were deffinatly worth the wait, Love. Don't doubt that.

The rest of the night and well into the morning went on like that; Edward and I talking through our minds, cuddling on the couch. I knew that my mom wakes up at about 9:45 in the morning so at about 9 I asked Edward to help me make breakfast for her and Phil then claim we ate before they got up, so they didn't get suspicious.

Before we starting cooking, Edward and I tried out the makeup test. We put foundation all up my arm and put it in the sunlight that came in from a window, better not let anyone see if this dosen't work. Thank God, it worked, I just couldn't go into the water because then the make up would wash off and I would be all sparkley! That would deffinatly not be good.

"Love, we need to get cooking if we want it finished by the time Renee and Phil wake up." Edward said after quite a while.

We walked into the kitchen and started cooking, we moved relatively fast, well, as fast as we could go in case Renee or Phil decided to come downstairs with out either of us noticing. Edward was in charge of cooking because he could cook relatively well, I hadn't tried to cook since my change, so with out my human appetite, I didn't know what smelled good or not. I sure hoped that they liked what Edward made, I had a vague memory that I liked what he made as a human.

"Bella?" I heard my mother ask from the doorway, her voice hoarse from the earlyness, it made me jump. I didn't know she was there.

"Yeah, Edward and I decided to make breakfast this morning. That okay with you?" I asked.

"Yep, that's fine. What are you making?" She asked walking into the kitchen.

"Scrambled eggs and pancakes. Good?"

"Perfect. Thanks Bella and Edward."

"Don't mention it Renee." Edward said politely.

Renee walked over to the cabinet and pulled out four plates and started setting the table.

"Oh, no. That's okay mom, Edward and I already ate. It's just you and Phil this morning." I said, picking up two of the plates she had just put on the table.

"Um, okay then." She said slowly.

We will need to eat something today, she is suspicious. Very observant mother you have here, Bella.

Ugh, great! Can it be lunch, because right now, this dosen't smell too appealing.

I'm afraid that lunch will smell just as bad, Love.

This sucks!

"So, what are we doing today?" Renee asked. Well I guess I'm getting better at listening to the outside world when I'm having silent coversations with Edward.

"Let's just hang out on the beach." I said.

"Okay that's fine with me. Edward you'll be fine here with Phil, won't you?"

"Of course, Renee." Edward replied.

Phil came down soon after and Edward and I left the kitchen so they could eat in privacy. We sat in the living room and had the TV up abnormally loud for a vampire, but if we had it at an acceptable level, Renne and Phil wouldnt be able to hear it if they were in the same room. After about 45 minutes, Renne walked into the living room.

"Bella, I'm just going to go change, I'll be down in a few." She said.

"Okay, I need to change too." I said. Renee was already halfway up the stairs. I decided to change into a bikini with a cover up. I drug Edward up stairs, much againts his will, but he needed to help me with the makeup. I kind of couldn't reach my back and everything and I couldn't have my back or random parts of my body sparkling, now could I? I locked my door, so Edward could use vampire speed with the makeup, then we wouldn't be in here for hours.

"Bella, are you done?" My mother asked, knocking on the door.

"Just about." I said, embarassed, she probably knew Edward was in here with me.

"'Kay, I'll be on the patio, waiting." She said, and I could hear her footsteps decending down the stairs.

Okay, Love, you're ready.

Thank you so much Edward.

It was nothing. Go with your mother now. I have some boding time to do with Phil and from his thoughts we will be watching baseball today. Good thing I can act.

Ha ha. Very funny. Okay well I'll see you much later today. I love you Edward.

I love you too, Bella.

I unlocked the door and walked outside to the patio, praying that Edward got every bit of my body, that was showing, covered with makeup. It would be very hard to explain to my mother why I started sparkling in the sun.

We walked to the ocean in silence and set our towels a ways away from the water.

"Tell me the truth, Bella, why did you come here?"

"Well, I mostly wanted to tell you that I planned on going to college with Edward." I said. She immediatly grabbed my left hand and inspected it, I could only gues for a ring.

"You're not getting married." She stated when she found no ring.

"No, atleast, not now." I said. It was, really, only a matter of time before he proposed, we had been talking of marriage alot lately for some reason.

"Anything else?"

"Um, I'm leaving Forks?" I asked, to see if that's what she is referring to.

"You are? And where are you going?"

"Uh, New Jersey, with the rest of the Cullens." I said slowly at first, then gained confidence from out of nowhere, I halfway expected to hear Jasper laughing somewhere behind me.

"Bella, I know you don't want to hear about this, but didn't he just leave you?" She asked incredulously, and she had every right to.

"I don't want to fight with you like I did Charlie, but Edward and I really love eachother. I know why he left. I also trust him enough not to do it again. I hope you understand." I said, praying she did, actually, understand.

"Okay, Bella. Say, do you want to go into the water?" Great, I'm glad she understands but did she have to bring up the water? Ah, I just came up with the perfect excuse, not absolutely believable but hopefully she wouldn't press.

"Um, I can't, not today anyways." I said, trying to make myself look as embarassed as possible with out being able to blush.

"Oh okay." She said, thank God she got it. That was one great thing about being a vampire, not having to worry about that anymore! "So you want to just talk, girl talk?"

"Yeah, I'd love that." I said. I was so happy that this was turning out so much better than my conversation with Charlie had gone. But hopefully I would be able to fix that when I went back up there tomorrow.

When it started to get dark ouside, Renee decided that it was time to head back up to the house. Phil and Edward's baseball game had a few more minutes left in it so, Renee and I left them to the TV. I told her I needed a shower, to get the sand off of me, but I really needed to get the makeup off. It was annoying me.

Come onm let's make them dinner.

Okay, you remember that we have to eat this though right?

Crap! Yeah, now I do. Thanks for the reminder.

No problem!

Edward and I decided to make lasagna. It tasted disgusting; I don't know how I ever liked this repulsive stuff. It was easiest to stop breathing while you ate it, but it was uncomfortable not to breath so I ended up breathing after a while and the taste was in my mouth. I had to refrain from gagging. Edward was laughing at me though his mind. I made a note to slap him as hard as I could next time I got the chance and perfect cover for the loud bang! that was sure to follow.

At about eleven, I told my mother that I was going to sleep in the living room with Edward. We layed on the couch and did the same as we did last night. Mostly talking. Tomorrow we were heading back to Forks to settle this with my father, then were off to New Jersey and school. Great.


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