Chapter Nine

Angel's Domain

November 20, 2006

The week went by slowly, though it wasn't much of being grounded. My parents still had to work and Edward would stay with me until my Dad came home. He officially mastered sneaking out of the window and down the tree, to his car parked out back in the alley. I'd always be sure to grab my Dad's attention in the living room so he wouldn't see Edward running through the backyard. We made a pretty good pair of juvenile delinquents. School was back to normal. I noticed more girls carrying key chains of mace on their backpacks now. There was still no new information on the death of Lauren. I was afraid they would never catch her killer. Detective Newton never came back to my house to talk to Jacob again. I assumed he was off the suspect list. I'd only ran into Jacob a few times while I was grounded. He never looked at me, didn't talk to me, best though, he did touch me. To be honest, it scared more then him doing them all. He's silence was filled with hatred. The best thing though, my dreams had stopped. I hadn't had one ghost filled dream since falling asleep on Edward's lap in his car. I never knew how important sleep was. I'll never take it for granted again.

But today I would not think about that. Today was Edward's seventh birthday and the first day of the Thanksgiving break from school. Edward's Aunt wanted him to invite me over. The sun was bright outside and it was going to be in the high fourties today. That may sound cold but for this time of the year, it was abnormally warm. I'm not complaining I hated cold weather. Last week while in my room, we made a list or requirements for the future. One of the requirements I wrote down was where ever we went to college at, it had to be warm seventy percent of the time. He willingly agreed. I figured most likely we'd end up back in Texas.

I had a special day to prepare for. Edward told me his sister, Alice was coming to town for Thanksgiving, he asked if I'd come over to meet her and meet Emmett's parents at the request of his Aunt. They wanted to have brunch. I would have been more nervous if Rose wasn't going to be there. But thankfully Emmett had asked her to come over as well. My parents had already left for work and Edward was going to pick us up in about an hour. I still hadn't wrapped his gift. It wasn't much. I made a scrapbook with all the letters he wrote, pictures from homecoming, song lyrics that reminded me of him, and other things of significance. It turned out pretty good. I hoped he'd like it. After all what do you buy a guy who is rich? In one of our talks I learned coconut cake was his favorite, so I made one for him from scratch. To my surprise, it turned out as well to be expected for my first time ever baking a cake. I even topped it with cherries. Well okay so it was my third try that turned out editable and by the third try my Mom insisted on helping. She's some what anal retentive.

I was sitting on my bedroom floor, singing along with the radio, attempting to wrap his gift just right, I'm starting to think I'm turning in to my Mom. That though sent a shiver up my spine. I was placing the last piece of tape on when the room became oddly cold. I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. I felt like I was being watch. I looked around the room and no one was here. I went and locked my door just incase this was some weird sixth sense that Jacob was in a mood. It didn't help, it seemed like every time I turned around eyes were staring at my back. I went to pick up Edward's gift to walk downstairs and it moved. I froze and watched the gift waiting for it to move again and nothing. So I bent down to pick it up again, and it moved just an inch. I stood back too scared to move and wanting to run like hell. I looked around the room again searching for someone or something that was causing the book to move. I opened the closet, nothing; I looked under my bed, and nothing. I stat down on the office chair I had in my room. I began to turn the chair to face the desk, when I passed by the mirror hanging on my closet door, I saw the same decomposed women from my dreams I thought were long gone. I started to scream, the ladies face was full of leaches. Water dripped off her chin bone and strains of hair. Fog began to form on my mirror like someone was breathing on it, and the word a single word was written on the fog

RUN

And I did just that. I ran out of my room leaving Edward's gift and screaming. As I was running down the hall, Jacob was running toward the hall way. We collided as he turned the corner. I screamed louder expecting him to begin hitting me.
"What's wrong!" He grabbed me by the arms so I'd stop kicking and screaming. "Bella! Bella! Snap out of it!" he was trying to calm me "Shh its okay, what's wrong? What happen?" I hushed enough to realize Jacob was comforting me.

"In my room, I saw someone" my voice was still in a state of panic "someone is in my room!" I was pointing at the room, the hairs on my arms still stood straight up.
"Man Bella, your scared shitless. Get downstairs, I'll look in your room." I had no problem for the first time ever listening to Jacob, I ran down the stairs so fast I don't think my feet ever fully hit a step.

I was pacing the floor trying to calm myself down and to rationalize what I saw. I was a logical person who did not believe in ghost, but I was a spiritual person, so how could I believe in God and angels and not demons or ghost? Didn't they go hand in hand? Where there is good there is evil, if I believed in one I'd have to believe in both. Logic is quickly becoming useless to me. I heard Jacob coming back down the stair. I ran over to the base.

"So did you see her? I asked him

"No Bella, no one is there" he was carrying Edward's gift. "I thought you might want this" he held it up. As he reached me he handed it too me.

"Thanks" it sounded foreign coming out of my mouth. I don't think I've ever truly thanked my brother. He paid no attention to it and walked pass me to the kitchen. I was so lost in though I didn't hear Edward pull up to the house. He was standing at the door just looking at me. He must have seen the exchange between me and Jacob.

I opened the door to let him in.

"Happy Birthday Baby!" I threw my arms around him still holding his gift. Instantly I was calm and felt safe.

"Thanks Bella" he pulled me back after a quick kiss. "What was that about?" he asked loud enough for Jacob to hear.

"Oh nothing, your girl just is seeing ghost's that's all" Jacob yelled from the kitchen.

"What?" he laughed a little bit

"Nothing, I just watched too many scary movies" I waved his question off. "This is for you" I handed him his gift changing the subject. "And I have to get your cake. Wait here" I walked in the kitchen and slightly smiled at Jacob. He slightly returned the gesture.

"Let's go get Rose. My Aunt and Uncle are expecting us in thirty minutes." He led me out the door with his hand on the small of my back. Once in the truck the questions started again.

"So what really happen?" he asked.

"Nothing really, I just got spooked" I tried to make it sound like no big deal. But even as I remember the face my heart began to thump against my chest. I held onto the cake tightly incase my legs started bouncing up and down.

He started the engine "Okay but why did he bring you my gift?"

"I left it in my room."

"Why didn't you get it yourself?"

"I didn't want to go back in my room" I started to feel anxious. He had to be thinking I was crazy.

"I see" he parked in front of Rose's.

"I'll go get her." I put the cake on the floor board and started to open my door. He reached across me and pulled it shut.

"You know the rules Bella. I get the door." He voice wasn't sweet like the last time he said it to me, this sounded like more of a command.

"Alright, I'm sorry. I just though since there was no reason for you to get out I'd just go get her, that's all." I looked down at my hands. I was nervously playing with my thumb ring; spinning it around and around.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to sound angry. I was just thinking about why Jacob was being nice to you. It's odd." He grabbed my hand and pulled it to his lips. "Forgive me?" he asked.

"Nothing to forgive baby." I pulled out my phone and called her instead of getting out. I should have thought of that in the first place.

Rose joined us and we went to meet Mr. and Mrs. Cullen and Alice. Rose was her normal happy go luck self, not really caring what Alice thought of her and she'd had meet Emmett's parents millions of times over the years. Me on the other hand, I fidgeted with my clothes, my hair, checked my make-up to make sure it wasn't too much.
"You look fine" Edward placed his hand on my leg; I hadn't noticed it was bouncing up and down.

"What are you so nervous about anyway? It's just Emmett's parents, it not like your meeting Edward's". Rose chide in from the back seat. She was applying powder to her nose and forehead. I cringed at her comment and Edward's jaw set in an angry fashion. He couldn't be mad at her; after all she didn't know what had happed to them. This time I placed my hand on his leg and rubbed his thigh. His jaw loosened and he smiled at me. It was like we were each others sedative. For calmness just add Edward, or in his case me. After he told me everything about his parents, we had somehow gotten closer.

We arrived at the Cullen house ten minutes later. I didn't know Emmett came from money. This house was beautiful! I'd seen it once when we first moved here, Dad and I were just driving around getting to know the town. I had though the Mayor or someone important lived there. We pulled up to the gate guarded drive way. Edward stopped to enter the security code, and the two iron gates opened. The house was white brick and had the most extravagant landscaping. Large oak trees towered over the large two story house, providing shade over the eastern wing. If it wasn't so inviting I would say it looked to be an old hospital. But this house looked new, fresh and warm. The drive way was a circle and in the middle was a large fountain with a statue of a mother and child.

Edward was pulling his car up to the entry way of the house.

"So whatcha think?" he elbowed my arm. I hadn't noticed that my mouth was hanging open.

"This is Emmett's house?" I was still slightly in shock.

"Not yet it's not" Edward laughed "But when his parents die, yeah it'll be his."

"I didn't know they had money like this. This place is amazing." I unbuckled my seat belt. Edward got out of the Volvo to open my door. Rose did one last check and exited the car though Edward's door, "What did you think Bella? That I'd date a slum?" she giggled. While Edward opened my door Rose had walked up to the porch, she was met by whom I assumed to be Emmett's mother.

"Ready?" Edward hugged me and kissed my forehead, "don't be nervous, their just normal people"

"Yeah, right, normal people." I grabbed the cake and we walked up to the porch.

"Isabella" Mrs. Cullen grabbed me by the shoulders and kissed my cheeks "it's a pleasure to finally meet you. This boy hasn't stopped talking about you for months" she playfully nudged Edward. I noticed he blushed a little bit. "OH and she cooks! She's a keeper Edward. Let me take that for you Dear." I handed her the cake thankful she didn't know how horrible the cooking experience was.

"Umm thanks Aunt Esme" he placed his hand on the small of my back and looked down at his shoes.

"You have a beautiful home Mrs. Cullen" it was going to take some time to get use to the fact they were just 'normal' people.

"Oh please, call me Esme" she wrapped her hand through my elbow, balanced the cake on one hand and pulled me into the huge white house. I looked back at Edward who was smiling and shaking his head like he was embarrassed. It was so cute to see my rich, lived in a huge house, loving, perfect, handsome boyfriend blush with embarrassment.

Inside the house was painted warm colors. Picture of their family covered the walls. The floor was covered in a dark hardwood. When you first walked into the house the first image was a large spiral staircase covered in beige shag carpet and had a dark wood banister to match the wood on the floors.

"Mr. Cullen may I get your guest something to drink?" A tall, slender older lady with a heavy Native American accent asked as we walk into the foyer. She was wearing a black dress with a white apron. Perfect maid look, all she needed was the feather duster. I shook my head no to Edward.

"No thank you Sue, perhaps later" Edward courted me through the house into the dining room. I was amazed by the ceilings. I've heard of vaulted ceilings, but to see them in person was studding. I wondered how the maid reached the cobwebs in the ceiling corners. I laughed silently to myself at the mental image in my head.

The dining room was painted a deep red with a dark mahogany rectangle table. It had seating for twelve set up, with everything perfectly inline. Esme had gone into the kitchen as was talking to Rose. I couldn't see how Rose felt so at home here. I felt like if I made the wrong move they would hate me and kick me out. Pass the dining room was the library. It was painted a light tan color with brown leather couches set up in a seating area. On one wall it was nothing but book shelves. Large paintings covered the other walls. But what surprised me the most was the grand piano sitting in the middle of the room along with a violin stand, and a microphone.

"Who plays?" I asked Edward.

"The piano?" he laughed quietly. "I do. And if you tell anyone I told you this, he'll kick my butt, but Emmett also plays. Esme plays the violin."

"And who's the singer?" I pointed out the microphone.

"Well, that would be me too" he smiled at me. "Come on I'll show you the rest of the house."

We walked pass the entertainment room. He briefly showed it to me. It basically looked like a miniature movie theater. Stadium seating with oversized movie chairs, the steps even had little lights. He showed me the bar. Bar stools sat at a large rounded bar. Two pools tables, a shuffle board table and a dart board were all in the bar. I had a thought of what Emmett and Rose would do with the pool tables given half the chance. Then thinking about it more, most likely they already thought that too. There was a formal sitting area, a lounge sitting area, three bathrooms and two bedrooms downstairs. One of which was the master bedroom. Five minutes later we ended in the kitchen. There was another stairwell in the kitchen; I wondered how long it would take to not get lost in this huge house. Upstairs was a lot like down; decorated in warm colors and modern furniture. There was a game room with every video game imaginable. Two more guess rooms where upstairs along with Emmett's and Edward's bedroom. We didn't enter Emmett's bedroom, apparently Rose had already made her way there, and things sounded a bit private. Edward's room was large. He had his queen sized bed facing a large flat screen T.V. He had is laptop sitting on a desk off to one side, and on the other wall was French doors leading out onto a balcony. His walls were painted gray; his bed was covered in a gray down comforter. And he had his own huge bathroom with a tub that looked large enough to fit three people.

"Wow this is so amazing!" I spun around in a circle. Three black picture frames were sitting on top of his night stands. On his walls four mid-evil time swords hung in the shape of an 'X' on either side of a silver shield. I didn't know Edward like mid-evil replicas. I walked over to the nightstand with the alarm clock. One picture in the frames was of us at homecoming and the other was from goofing off at Rose's house after school. He was sticking his tongue in my ear and I had my head thrown back permanently laughing. He went to sit on his bed and watched me explore his room. I felt more comfortable here and he didn't seem to care that I was looking at his stuff. I put the picture I was holding back down where it was and looked out of the French doors. I guess, I didn't put it back just right and Edward laid his head down on the pillow and fixed it.

"I like to fall asleep looking as you" he justified himself.

"Really, that is so sweet." I walked over to him. He was now sitting in the edge of the bed. I put my arms around his neck and I kissed him softly. Just gently pulling is top lip in between my lips, then switching to his bottom. He wrapped his hand around my waist pulling me impossibly closer.

Time started to pass without us even noticing. One minute I was standing up kissing him, next we were on the bed laying down kissing.

"Oh crap," he stopped kissing me "five minutes to brunch" he looked sad. "Just when I was getting just what I wanted for my birthday, I have to share you again." I looked pass him to the other picture on the night stand. The picture was of a woman on a beach, who looked to be in her early thirties, with long blonde hair blowing behind her and the second most beautiful green eyes. There was something familiar about her, aside from the obvious fact it was Edward's mother. I studied the picture better. Edward had sat up and was getting up off the bed. But I paid no attention. The women's hair began to move, like it was a movie not a picture. I closed my eyes, than refocused.

"RUN! RUN! RUN!" the women in the picture was silently screaming. I quickly jumped off the bed to Edward.

"Easy Bella, we have to go before my uncle finds us looking like this" he motioned to our clothes that were now wrinkly and un-tucked.

"Sorry you're right" I glanced over at the picture again and it was just that, a picture. "Let's go." I couldn't get out of his room quick enough. We straighten out our clothes and walked out of his bedroom. We were passing Emmett's still noisy room, when we spotted Emmett's father coming our way. Edward and I walked faster toward Mr. Cullen to cut him off from hearing the noise.

"Ah Edward I was just looking for you and Emmett. Have you seen him?"

"No sir I haven't. Did you check the gym?" Edward answered. They had a gym too?

"No haven't checked there yet. This must be Isabella." Edward grabbed his uncle's arm and led him away from Emmett's room.

"Yes, the one and only." He squeezed my hand.

"Nice to meet you Mr. Cullen" it was awkward to attempt to shake his hand while walking down the stairs but I managed.

"It's a pleasure to meet you too, and please call me Carlisle, Mr. Cullen sounds so uptight" I tried my best not to crack up laughing at how uptight he would get if knew what was happening upstairs. Edward and I had just saved them two from a years worth of punishment and a lifetime of embarrassment.

"Well brunch is ready, so if you see Emmett you let him know okay.' He nodded his head toward me, "Miss, Swan" and walked toward what I thought was the direction of the non formal dining room.

Edward turned around and ran back up the stairs. I waited at the bottom for him to come back. Was the other woman in my dream Edward's Mom? Why would she come to me? I want to tell someone what I was seeing and dreaming. But if I did they'll just think I'm crazy. Maybe Edward wouldn't. He loves me no matter what. I was doing it again, fighting the battle of logic and love. UGH how annoying this still was. My internal bantering was interrupted by Edward running back down the stairs.

"Sorry" he was out of breath "just wanted to get the love birds dressed"

He grabbed my hand and led to in the same direction his uncle had gone. We passed through the formal dining to the non formal dining then out a pair of French doors to a sun room. There was a large outdoor table sitting in the middle of several blooming flowers. The aroma was a mix of tropical blooms and flavored coffee with a hint of fruit. Sitting at the table already was Esme and Carlisle along with a women I assumed to be Alice. With her was a tall lean man with dirty blonde disheveled hair.

"Edward, did you find Emmett and Rose?" Carlisle stood as we approached the table. The other man stayed seated and for some odd reason that offended me. It obviously offended Edward too; he shot eye darts at the man still seated.

"Yes, they were watching a movie, their right behind us." His voice was edgy. "Alice this is Isabella my girlfriend, Bella this is my sister Alice. Oh and her so called fiancé Jasper." It was instantly apparent there was bad blood between the two of them.

"Nice to meet you both" I offered a shy wave and slightly hid behind Edward. Jasper stood up to introduce himself, and put his hand out for me to shake, Edward just pulled me over to were we were going to be sitting and left Jasper's with his hand held in the air.

"Well that was rude" Alice spoke up.

"So is you bringing the life leach with you knowing how the family feels about him" Edward's voice was dark and mean.

"Kids!" Carlisle stood up "can I speak to the three of you. Alone." Edward, Alice and Jasper all stood up and followed Carlisle into the house. I felt bad for them all; Carlisle looked to be like my Dad, stern and unrelenting.

"I'm sorry about their behavior Bella. It has been hard on them since she left a few years ago. I don't believe Edward will ever forgive her." She stopped and looked as if she wondered if she spoke too much.

"Edward told me what happen to his Mother and Father." I wanted to assure her that I knew the history. "And about Alice leaving."

"Oh good, I didn't want to say too much. Would you like some coffee? We have French vanilla and hazelnut." She rose and walked to the cart that had a coffee pot and small bowls of fruit and little cut sandwiches.

"Sure, hazelnut with cream and sugar please." I could feel my sugar dropping; the coffee should boost it up back up. "So was Caroline was Carlisle sister?" I already knew it was, I could tell by the green eyes. Carlisle hair was still more ashes blonde appose to golden blonde like Edward's and his Mother's.

"Yep, twin actually. He still talks about her as if she's still alive. He gets angry when someone speaks of her in past tense. Edward and Carlisle have that problem a lot. I think Edward has accepted the fact she most likely is dead." She poured me a cup and coffee and added the cream and sugar. I felt odd talking about Caroline behind Edward's back. Even weirder talking about it with a woman I had just met.

"But enough with that talk how is school?" She asked as she placed the coffee in front of me and a bowl of fruit in the middle of us. I was glad she changed the subject.

"So far so good." I looked back into the house to see if they were still talking. Carlisle was pointing his finger at Jasper. Yep just like my Dad. "Was Carlisle in the military?"

"Actually yes he was, when he was, but very long ago. It was before he went to medical school. Why do you ask that?" she popped a strawberry in her mouth.

"The way he is standing and yelling at Jasper. It looks just like my Dad" we both laughed. I was surprised I was feeling comfortable. I looked back again and saw Emmett and Rose. They walked around the others and when they opened the door I briefly heard Jasper say something about a slut. I hoped they weren't talking about me. My face reddened and I looked back to Esme. As luck would have it they apparently were talking about me. Rose had stopped in mid stride and turned and began defending me. I stood up and walked back into the house, I looked at Edward who was red with anger, and Emmett was trying to calm Rose down. Esme had gone and stood by Carlisle and Alice and Jasper stood in arrogance.

"You don't know a damn thing about her" Rose poked me with her finger, "she sure as shit isn't the slut in this crowd is she Alice. Does you little ass over here know that you cheated on him? Does he know that when you left Texas and move in here, you were screwing two other guys? It's amazing how in a little town word gets around." She stopped and looked at Jasper, "does the name James Jones mean anything to you? Or perhaps Sam Uley will ring a bell?" Jasper's face began twist in anger. "Oh you do know them, let me guess" she put her finger to her temple "she said she didn't do it. Well just so happens that James and Sam are cousins and guess what I'm their cousin. The party she was at when she screwed them both was at James's sisters' party that I also attended. And Alice, next time you decided to have sex with two men at the same time in a strangers house, make sure you lock the bathroom door!" With that she turned around and walked out to the greenroom where brunch was still waiting for us all to eat. Everyone including me stood with their mouths open. Emmett apologized to his parents and ran after Rose.

"I think I want to leave Edward." I started walking toward the front door. At least I hoped I was going in the right direction.

"You're going to regret this" I heard Edward say, then I heard his footsteps behind me.

He stopped me in the kitchen. "Please stay, I'll make them leave. I'm so sorry you heard that" He pulled me into his chest and I gladly welcomed the hug.

"Why do they not like me, they don't even know me" the tears in my eyes stung with anger. "What did I do to them?"

"You did nothing. It's not you it's me and them. They basically think you're with me because of the money and they want the money, so naturally they are going to hate everyone who is close to me. They don't like Emmett or Carlisle or Esme either. The only reason they opened their house to them is because she's my sister and Alice told them they wanted to get clean and move back here."

"But I don't care about your money. I fell in love with you before I knew anything about it! Do they know that!" my voice was getting louder. "I'm sorry. It's your birthday and it shouldn't be like this."

"I've got an idea. Come on" he lead be back up to his room.

"Look through these and pick out a movie" he opened up the movie cabinet that his T.V was sitting on. He had at least a hundred movies to look through. He walked off into the bathroom that was connected to his room. I found my favorite movie and put it on the bed for us to watch.

"I was saving this for later, but now seems right" he was still in the bathroom. I took off my shoes and climbed up on his bed and laid down. He came back in the room carrying a small wrapped gift box. I looked at him oddly. This was his birthday not mine. Why on earth would he give me a gift?

"Here" he said sitting the box down in front of me. He got on the bed and sat beside me.

"Why are you giving me a gift on your birthday?"

"Because I want to, so I am" he answered. I opened the box and inside was a silver charm bracelet with an angel charm.

"Its beautiful thank you" I gave him a kiss and handed him the bracelet to put on my wrist.
"I really am sorry about my sister and her boyfriend." He gave me another kiss. "What movie did you pick?" he asked as I put my arms around his neck and gave him a kiss.

"My favorite movie of all time. I didn't know you were one for vampire movies."

He kissed me again. I wrapped my fingers in his hair and he laid me down on my back. I felt my body heat up. He pushed his hips into me and I could feel him. I kissed him harder. The feel of him wanting me made me want him more. He ran his hand up into my hair and pulled my head slightly up and he began to kiss my neck. I didn't want him to stop this time. I wasn't panicking. I pulled his shirt up as much as I could. I could feel every muscle in his back flexing with anticipation. He ran his hands down my sides and began to pull my shirt off. I allowed it. As I helped him pull it off my head I felt him kissing my stomach. I reached down and pulled his shirt off, throwing it on the floor with mine. It felt so good. I had never felt such simple pleasure before. It tickled but not in the normal sense. It was more of an inside tingle and surged though me. I closed my eyes and sealed my mouth. I knew what was about to happen, and I didn't care. I didn't care about his family downstairs, or what they thought of me, I didn't care about my innocents, or babies, or diseases, or anything else, all I cared about was being completely with Edward.

"If you don't want to we don't have to" he sat up and looked in my eyes.

"Don't stop" I was all but begging him. "Please, don't stop."

He was sitting on my shins he began to unbutton my pants. He was looking at me. All of me, and I didn't feel insecure, or like I was just some piece of meat. He looked at me as if he was memorizing every inch of me. I sat up to kiss him; I want to feel more of him. I crashed my lips to him and pulled him back down with me. He unzipped my pants and started to pull them down. I lifted up my rear so he could slide them off easier. I fumbled with his belt and button. I wasn't nearly as graceful as him. It made me feel slightly embarrassed but not enough to really care. He helped and unzipped his pants, I pulled them down the best I could and he pulled them off the rest of the way. All the while we never stopped kissing.

Knock- knock

"Edward, Bella can you come back down stairs, Alice and Jasper have something to say" Carlisle voice was calm and it didn't sound like he knew what was going on inside the bedroom.

I began to laugh. I was going to become homicidal soon if people didn't stop interrupting us. "Do I get let in on the joke?" he looked as amused as I felt.

"Someday" I said still laughing. We got up and got dressed, we both were blushed. He watched me get dressed as he dressed himself.

"I love you" he lipped to me. I swear just when I think I couldn't love him more, he becomes more perfect. I vowed to myself that soon, very soon, I would give all of me to the most perfect man on this earth. After he finished doing his buckle we gave each other a soft kiss and walked back down the hallway on our way to face his family. Now I cared!

Alice and Jasper apologized to the entire family, me and Rose. The maid brought out fresh coffee, a new plate of fruit, a plate of biscotti and a platter of cookies. Rose kept looking at me as if she knew what was happening up stairs and was giving me famous I'm going to drill you until you confess everything look. I just smiled and nodded yes. She was pleased and went back to talking to Emmett and eating her second sugar cookie. Edward and I didn't speak much. Mostly we just wanted to disappear again. Well I know I did, I assumed he did too. We never did get a chance to be alone again. By five o'clock it was time for me to go home. I still had a curfew of six o'clock sharp. And I was didn't want to be grounded again. Emmett said he'd take Rose home later so it was finally just Edward and I. We didn't talk on the way to my house; I just laid my head in his lap and ran my fingers over his stomach muscles. When we arrived at my house it was ten till six and my Dad was already on the porch waiting.

"Call me when you get home okay" I kissed him quickly and he got out to open my door. I was getting good and not going for the door myself. He helped me out and kissed me again. I pushed him lightly away.
"Umm my Dad is watching" I wiped his kiss off my lips. He kissed me again. "Edward" I laughed.

"Don't ever wipe my kisses off you, you'll never know when you're gonna get another" his voice was edgy. Not angry but not light either.

"Okay, never again" and I kissed him once more to prove it.

"Alright lets go" my Dad called from the porch. I rolled my eyes and smiled.

"See you soon angel" I said as I turned and walked away.

Once inside Dad asked me how my day was, I simply replied it was good. I just wanted to be alone in my room so I could talk to Edward online or on the phone. I was realizing this must be what it's like to be addicted to something. A constant urge and need to have him more than air itself. I waited on my bed with my phone beside me, it had been twenty minutes since Edward dropped me off and I still hadn't heard from him. Mom came home from the hospital early and brought home Chinese food and a movie.

Jacob had sat down at the table in a sour mood.

"Hey Jacob" I thought he was starting to come around with me.

"Piss off." Then again, I thought to myself, maybe not. I was starting to wonder if it was because he was a Gemini or just bipolar. I made a mental note to myself to stay away from him for the rest of the week. Mom was talking with Dad about some family coming to town. They were talking about sleeping arrangements. Dad had planned on putting an air mattress in the office. Mom though it was bad taste to put a married couple on the floor.

"We'll put them in Bella's room. She can sleep on Jacob's couch upstairs. Then Leah and Seth can sleep in the office." I about choked on my sweet and sour pork.

"NO WAY!" My protest to the idea was joined by Jacob.

"She's NOT sleeping in my room" Jacob looked at me like I was some sort of fatal disease. I didn't understand, not even ten hours ago he was helping me, comforting me. Now I was the plague again.

"It wouldn't kill you two to share a room for a few days" my Mom interjected.

"You would think" I said under my breath as I stood up and walked up stairs to my room.

I was lying in bed and watched a new sitcom that had started this year. I actually liked it, funny with some crude humor. The family on T.V was in the middle of an argument in the living room. I could see their T.V prop in the back behind them. It turned on. I stopped focusing on what the actors were doing and watched their T.V. I sat up to look at my T.V closer. The picture was fuzzy and in black and white. I could barely make out a large tree. The lights in my bedroom started to flicker and the T.V on the sitcom became clear. It was the scene from my dream. The hay field, the weeping willow, the boy crying, the pond, everything was there. This time the two women were standing in front of the boy. They had their hallow eyes looking down at him. Then they jerked their head up and began walking closer to the would be camera. It was like they were moving in an old film when nothing moved smoothly. Then they disappeared and my bedroom lights went completely off. I looked around my room terrified to move. I didn't feel eyes upon me but the air was growing colder. I walked backward toward my bed, never taking my eyes off the T.V. I tried to turn my light on, it didn't work. So I walked back to the T.V. Every ounce of me was telling me to run away get out of this house. But it was like something was pulling me to the T.V. I bend down so my face was even with the screen. I was holding my breath. I didn't want to scream and draw unwanted attention to myself. Or rather I didn't want my family to think I was crazy. The picture on my T.V suddenly changed to what was on the sitcoms T.V. The boys still sat under the tree. The wind still blew the tall hay. But the women were not there. I waited about a minute just focusing on the boy to do something different. To move or turn around, but he just sat there with his back to me. I let out the breath I've been holding. I blinked and rubbed my eyes. I was losing my mind wasn't I? I looked back at the T.V and it was black. Nothing showed on the screen at all; just as I was about to turn it off, when a hand slapped up against the inside of the screen. The familiar fog formed on the inside of the T.V as if someone was breathing on it. I watched as letters began to form in a sporadic way. First an O then a Y and another O eventually it formed the message

Not what you think

Run, Run, Run,

Then the T.V went blank and my lights turned back on. I was sweating and breathing heavy. My heart raced like a humming birds. I franticly looked around the room. Nothing was there. The temperature was normal, I turned my T.V back on and it was playing a commercial. I opened my door and went into the bathroom to wash my face off with cold water. On my way back to my room, my brother stopped me.

"I know you were in my room, you'll never do that again if you know what is good for you" he pushed me up against the wall. I held my head down and walked back to my room. My phone went off and it was a text message from Edward

-g nite my luv ill b dreaming of u

- g nite I luv u 2

I laid down in my bed crying and begging God to keep me safe. I really was losing my mind.