A/N: ok I'm sorry guys I really do wish I could update more often but I just can't. So I hope you enjoy the chapters as they come, slowly but surely. :)
Disclaimer: It rained today. And all the ink on my certificate of ownership bled off the page. So I guess I still don't own Twilight.
I
see your face in my mind as I drive away 'Cause none of us thought it
was gonna end that way People are people and sometimes we change our
minds But it's killing me to see you go after all this time
Mmm,
mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm
Music starts playin' like the
end of a sad movie It's the kinda ending you don't really wanna see
'Cause it's tragedy and it'll only bring you down Now I don't know
what to be without you around
And we know it's never simple, never easy Never a clean break, no one here to save me You're the only thing I know like the back of my hand
And I can't breathe Without you, but I have to Breathe Without you, but I have to
Never wanted this, never want to see you hurt Every little bump in the road I tried to swerve People are people and sometimes it doesn't work out Nothing we say is gonna save us from the fall out
And we know it's never simple, never easy Never a clean break, no one here to save me You're the only thing I know like the back of my hand
And
I can't breathe Without you, but I have to
Breathe Without you,
but I have to
It's two a.m., feelin' like I just lost a friend
Hope you know it's not easy, easy for me
It's two a.m., feelin'
like I just lost a friend Hope you know this ain't easy, easy for
me
And we know it's never simple, never easy Never a clean break, no one here to save me, oh
I can't breathe Without you,
but I have to Breathe
Without you, but I have to Breathe Without
you, but I have to
Breathe- Taylor Swift
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BPOV
"Hello?" I tried to catch my breath after running to the landline as it rang as Edward and I walked in.
"Is this Isabella Swan?" the person on the other line asked.
"Yes, who is this?"
"This is Dr. Taylor at Seattle Hospital. I'm afraid I have some bad news."
Oh no, Charlie and Renee live near Seattle. Renee traveled a lot for her job, so she wasn't home too often but Charlie was still a police officer in Forks. "What's wrong?"
"I'm afraid your father had a heart attack a few hours ago. We tried to take him into surgery after multiple complications but… he didn't make it."
"Wh…" tears rolled down my cheek silently as I struggled to speak.
"Your mother is here now but she's not able to come to the phone. She asked me to call and see if you could come up."
"I'll be there soon." I hung up, surprised at how calm I was.
"Bella, what's wrong?" Edward asked and I lost it.
"Ch-Charlie…he…Renee, I have to…I have to go." I scrambled around and grabbed what ever clothes toughed my hands first.
"Bella, Bella, calm down. You're leaving right now? Where are you going?" Edward tried to calm me, steadying me by holding my shoulders tightly.
"Yes, I-I ha-ave to go s-see Renee. She's in S-Seattle. I have to g-go."
"Why is Renee in Seattle?" Edward asked, still trying to keep calm. "What's wrong?"
"Charlie had a heart attack." I whispered. "He didn't make it after they had to take him into surgery." I could barely hear my own voice.
"Oh Bella." He pulled me into his arms and held me tightly.
I cried for a little bit but I couldn't help the need to leave for Seattle soon. Thankfully, Edward read my mind, "Come on, let's get to the airport."
I was basically out of it, still crying intensely, and I didn't even realize we were already at the airport and Edward was carrying the bag I poorly stuffed. I sat slumped down on a cold hard seat, looking like the living dead I assume.
"When's the next plane to Seattle?" he asked the person behind the counter.
"Forty five minutes." He responded and I saw him throw me a pitiful glance.
"Two tickets then." I wasn't paying enough attention to refuse. In no time at all we were through security and waiting in our gate.
"Edward," I started weakly, "what are you doing? You have to get back to school." My voice was still broken and I was still talking so quietly I was surprised he heard me.
"I'm not letting you go alone Bella." He said firmly but caringly.
I hugged closer to his chest, still crying too much to respond. He carried me onto the plane and I heard muted voices around me. I vaguely remember Edward explaining to the flight attendants that I was in no condition to walk.
He stopped towards the middle of the plane and set me down in the window seat. The second I felt him letting go I selfishly held on tighter and refused to let him go. He sat me on his lap as I clung to his chest and rubbed my back, humming softly.
All images were blurry and voices still muted, except for the velvety voice I was so attuned to. "Bella," he whispered. "You need to sit in the window seat so we can take off safely. I promise right after you can sit here again. Can you do that for me?"
I nodded my head and slid off of his lap. It was then that I noticed there was a little girl sitting next to him in the isle seat. Edward reached over and buckled my seatbelt for me and kissed me on the forehead softly, protecting me from the rest of the world with his strong arms around me. My mind was numb and I sat there blankly as we took off. I saw that the little girl next to us was coloring a Barbie coloring book; she was probably about seven or eight with very pretty blond curls surrounding her face.
Just as he promised, Edward took me into his lap after we were level in the air and a movie started playing on the plane but I didn't pay much attention to it. I looked up at Edward, he had a slightly worried look on his face as he gazed at me and I instantly felt guilty for falling apart so much on him. He kissed me softly on the cheek.
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EPOV
I kissed Bella softly on the cheek and tried to comfort her some more. I had never seen her so broken, and it kind of scared me. It broke my heart to know there was nothing I could really do for her, but I tried my best. She looked up at me again; our faces close enough for me to see the little golden specks in her eyes.
I saw something flash in her eyes and her lips were on mine, soft and sweet, like she didn't have much left in her. I couldn't help myself as I kissed her back and pulled her closer. Her tongue ran across my bottom lip and I eagerly complied, temporarily forgetting where we were and what our situation was.
I had to slow her down, this was wrong. She was grieving for her father and was emotionally unstable; I couldn't wrench her emotions even farther by kissing her like this. So I did. I tried to be comforting still and gave her long draw out kisses before making myself stop completely. She laid her head against my chest again and I rubbed my hand up and down her arm.
Five hours and fifteen minutes later I carried Bella off of the plane and called a taxi for us. I sat with her in the back as I called Alice to tell her where I was, not explaining much, and then to call Renee.
"Bella," I whispered into her ear. "Bella, I need your phone. Is it in your pocket? Can you get it for me?" she silently reached into her pocket and handed it to me. I kissed her on the cheek softly as I pulled up Renee's number on her phone and hit send.
Renee wasn't in much better shape than Bella was but she managed to tell me that she was back at home. So I redirected the taxi driver and we drove to her house.
I couldn't stand to leave Bella's side for even one second. Renee was asleep when we arrived so I set Bella on her feet and grabbed the key they kept under the eve and let myself in. I carried Bella up to her room and dropped her bag on the floor before settling her into the bed with my sweatshirt I had brought and a pair of sweats from her bag. I was going to turn out the light when Bella grabbed me suddenly.
"Don't leave me." She uttered in a near silent whisper.
"I will never leave you Bella. Ever." I whispered back, kissing her softly and crawling into the bed next to her. We both fell asleep quickly, tired from the plane ride, neither of us caring that the light was still on. There was no way I was leaving Bella's side. Ever.
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A/N: so what did you guys think? I know it was pretty sad and all but I really just wanted a chapter for him to be there for her.
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