A/N: Thanks again for the wonderful reviews, Lauren James, Biddy429, Shirley, luvtwilightff, Dawl, angeleyenc, nougat81, TwilightRox28, Lonnxc, xXcaiteeXx, lilianyas, FeltbeatsIsLove, titanterror12, cicas33, -KiwiCullen-, LittleCoward, twilight girl104, CourtneyCS, RyanPCullen, Tortall101, Goddess of the night shadows, Emma-MasenCullen, Rubies I am so happy that most of you are still liking my story :)

I'll try to keep this author's note a little shorter so we can move on to the story quickly but I do want to answer questions:
1. Can we wait until nearer to the end to tell you about the EPOV? Sure, I'm not going to write anything other than new chapters for this story for a while now anyways so whenever you want to respond is fine with me.
2. Will Bella receive her things back? I hadn't really thought about it but I'm writing a chapter that would fit that in nicely right now so I'm going to work it in, thanks for the idea! :)
3. Where's Jacob in all these weeks? Well I could think that Bella is pretty preoccupied with her Edward business that she forgets about Jake a little so I haven't really worked it into the story, he'll be back though ;) He's her best friend after all :P
4. How do you manage to update every day? I've written most of the chapters already, had about ten of them when I started uploading, and write the next ones whenever I have time and inspiration, although I'm starting to cut it a little close now, since I've written chapter 13 and part of chapter 14 yesterday and I'm already uploading chapter 10 today. Time really flies :P But I have tomorrow off for the most part so I can write some more then, hopefully I have enough inspiration and then the writing will go quickly :)
5. Will Bella ever tell Edward her mom's pregnant? Well Edward will find that out soon enough :)

To Dawl: I agree with you that it's sometimes best to leave readers open to fill in parts themselves, so that an EPOV isn't extremely necessary, but I think that if many don't agree with you on that one I'm still going to try and write one or two outtakes, I'm not going to completely write the same story from his POV because that would just be annoying, and I'm glad that if I do decide to write it you'll still read and review :) and I don't think your reviews are annoying at all, I love them! So thanks! :)
To nougat81: I'm very happy you like your Rpattz ;) You deserve him for the awesome reviews :)
To lilianyas: thanks for your sweet review :D No I'm not a professional, only in my dreams ;) For the answer as to what Alice will or won't see and whether she will tell Edward about it, you'll find out this chapter :)
To twilight girl104: I really like your idea with the whole babysitting, it's not really fitting into the story I've written so far but maybe I could make it an outtake, I'm not sure yet, but I certainly love the idea :)
To Rubies: Why aren't you allowed to have twilight? :( Well, hope this chapter makes it a little better at least ;) Enjoy!

I guess this was shorter than usual :D You guys are truly awesome for sticking with me through this :) So here's the next chapter: Chapter 10, Complication, enjoy and as always please lemme know your thoughts :)

Complication

I arrived at the Cullen mansion not much later. I was anxious a little, unsure what his response was going to be. What if I was too late? He had made his intension clear earlier but he hadn't brought it up since then so I wasn't sure he still felt the same way about me as I did about him. And now that the possibility of us being together was back in my head I couldn't help but fantasize about how it was going to be. I had missed him terribly and I wanted nothing more than to have him back now. What if he didn't want me any more? The same kind of questions kept running through my mind as I sat out in my truck, trying to calm myself down.

Pull yourself together, you made your decision, now stick to it! I told myself sternly and forced my legs to move so I could get out of the truck.

I reluctantly walked towards the front door of the house. Ever since my first visit here Esme had told me I should see this as my home too so I didn't have to ring the doorbell, I could just walk in whenever I pleased. So I stood there, calming myself, hand on the door, for a second, waiting for a little bit of courage. Then I quickly pushed the door open and walked into the living room.

"Hello?" I asked when I reached the entrance of the living room.

"Edward, it has been too long, I have missed you so terribly," I heard a beautiful, unfamiliar female voice say sincerely.

Then I saw it, and I froze. Edward was standing in the middle of the living room, with the rest of his family around him and five more people, who I assumed were also vampires, I didn't recognize. I couldn't see his face but I knew it was him. He had his arms around the waist of a girl, her arms were around his neck and they were hugging and she placed what looked like a very intense kiss on his lips. The female had hair that was strawberry blonde and I knew it had to be Tanya from the stories the Cullens had told me before. I knew she had always shown interest in Edward and it seemed that he had finally returned her feelings. I was too late.

"Bella?" Edward asked worried while pushing away the blonde girl he had just been holding and who had just kissed him.

I didn't look at him, I quickly turned around and I ran out of the door, tears were filling my eyes. Of course he had moved on. I thought sadly. I knew Edward was following me, I heard him yelling my name but I tried to ignore it, I didn't once look back towards the house. I was violently shaking my head, trying to hold back the tears and shake out my thoughts until I was alone. I rushed toward the door of my truck, I yanked it open and I quickly took my place before I started the engine. I didn't bother with the seatbelt, I knew I wasn't going to be able to get it right in one go anyways and I didn't want to be near this house any longer, afraid Edward might try to get into my truck or something. I knew it was silly to try and run away from a vampire, but if he had really wanted to catch me he would have done so by now so I figured he wasn't as bothered by it all.

I sped down the driveway and on to the main road. I drove faster than I normally did and that was irresponsible of me, especially with the tears blocking my view. It wasn't entirely unsuspected that I didn't see the car in front of me hitting the brakes until it was too late. I slammed the brake peddle down but I knew I wasn't going to be able to stop in time so I steered off the road, before I knew it my car came to a sudden stop against a tree and I flew out of my seat against the window. I could feel the blood streaming down my face before everything went black.

It was peaceful, I was in my meadow and he was there. My head was in his lap and he was softly stroking my hair. It was light, the sun was shining, and his skin was shining bright as well, it was beautiful. I was wearing a long white dress and Edward was wearing an all white suit, white shirt and white tie that made him look incredible, I looked down at his feet and even his shoes were white.

Everything around me was glowing now and I felt completely at ease. This was the way my life was supposed to be. There was no pain, no complications, just us, happily together. It was heaven.

Then it hit me. This could really be heaven! My life was never this easy.

"Edward?" I asked hesitantly, I didn't want to break the spell.

I looked up to his face and he was staring back into my eyes lovingly, waiting for me to continue.

"Edward, am I…" I trailed off. I current was violently sent through my body and it hurt. This couldn't be heaven, it shouldn't hurt. Again another shock.

I felt myself being drawn out of this peaceful place, I didn't want to leave so I tried to hold on to Edward with all my power but to my disappointment he had left. The meadow wasn't a meadow anymore, it was just a white room with nothing in it. Another shock vibrated through me.

I opened my eyes slowly. I saw a white ceiling with bright lights.

"She's conscious again!" I heard an unfamiliar voice shout.

Many sets of hands were on my body, examining me, I didn't remember what had happened or how I got here. I didn't know where I was.

"Miss Swan, can you hear me?" a new voice asked me.

I tried to find my voice but I was unable to. I tried to nod and the man who was now staring at me seemed to understand what I had meant.

"Alright, take it easy, do you know where you are?" he asked calmly.

I shook my head, the movement hurt so I flinched and a new set of hands were on my face, examining me.

"You're in a hospital, you were in a car accident and you flew against the window, you've been unconscious for a few hours but you've been lucky, you have some serious injuries but it's treatable. Although it might take a while before you fully recover," he explained to me.

Then everything came back. The Cullen mansion, the other vampires, Edward and Tanya, the car in front of me and finally the tree I had crashed into. I flinched again.

"We're going to keep you on some heavy medication for now, you've lost a lot of blood but you should fully recover. We're going to keep you here for a while. Try to rest now, I'll be back to check on you a little later alright?" I nodded again and the doctor left the room.

I thought back on everything that had happened again and again, it hurt me to think about it all but I forced myself to remember. How could I have been so stupid to think he would still be interested in me after all this time? My nightmare had come true and I had nobody but myself to blame for that. If I hadn't been so stupid the last couple of weeks none of this would have ever happened. I knew I could trust Edward and Alice had told me again and again that he wasn't going to leave me anymore. Why hadn't I just been able to accept it all? We could have been happy together but I ruined it, for good. I hated myself for that.

"Can I come in?" he asked unsurely.

I didn't want to see Edward now, I couldn't face him after the way I had reacted. But a part of me wanted to hear what he had to say and my heart longed to see him, even though my mind was screaming at me that it would only hurt more when I did. I didn't say anything but I nodded infinitesimally. He saw it because he was next to my bed before I knew it.

"Oh Bella!" he exclaimed, "Are you alright? The doctors say that you've been unconscious for a while but that you should be able to recover fully. What were you thinking? You weren't wearing your seatbelt Bella!" His tone was disapproving now.

I just lay there, staring at him. He didn't speak anymore, he just stared back.

I cleared my throat, it burned but I had to speak. "I… I'm alright… I'm sorry," I stuttered.

"Oh Bella!" he sighed again before he put his hands on either side of my face, "Don't ever scare me like that again!" His eyes were smoldering and my heart sped up involuntarily. A small smile spread across his lips. However, it wasn't long before his expression became grave again. "Bella, what you saw," he started, "that was nothing. Tanya and the rest of our cousins came over for a surprise visit, it was a spur of the moment decision from them. I didn't know you were coming over. Alice had been hiding from me the entire day, so I knew something was up but I couldn't ask her what because whenever I tried to talk to her she made up an excuse and ran away without letting me into her mind. But that's not the point. So the Denali family came over and as always Tanya greeted with too much enthusiasm, I know she likes me more than just as friends but I have never nor will I ever return those feelings. I was about to tell her about you, again, but then you walked in and saw it all," he trailed off and his eyes dropped to the floor. Then he lifted his head again, looking me straight in the eye and mesmerizing me before he continued, "Bella, that was nothing! She's family, nothing more, not to me. You're the only one I have ever cared for in that way Bella and you will always be the only one for me. I don't have feelings for Tanya, I promise you that," he said in a rush.

My mind was working slowly, trying to grasp what he had said. It didn't make sense to me, from what I could tell, Tanya was gorgeous, she was a little like Rosalie, just as beautiful, how could I ever compete with that? But his words… he told me I was the only one for him and I wanted to believe him so badly.

I continued to stare at him and I could see in his face that he wasn't lying to me.

"Why?" I asked him weakly.

"Why what love?" he replied confused.

"Why don't you have feelings for her?" I asked dumbly.

He laughed shortly in surprise before turning serious again. "Silly Bella, you have never seen yourself clearly, you know that?" he said sweetly, "I know you think that she is beautiful and everything but I swear I have never felt that way, surely she's an attractive woman to some, I can see that, but I don't share their desires, to me you're the most beautiful creature in the world. There is nobody that can compare to that even in the slightest." His eyes were dazzling me again and I gasped because of the intensity of his stare.

"But…" I started. I didn't know what to say, so I closed my mouth again and just lay there, staring at Edward.

"What is it?"

"Uhm… I don't know…" I admitted ashamedly.

He chuckled. "It's alright love, why don't you rest?" he suggested.

I was very tempted to go back to sleep and I knew I was tired but I wanted to talk to Edward some more, I wanted to have answers to all my questions. Edward noticed my hesitation.

"I'll be here when you wake up and we can talk some more, alright?" he offered.

I nodded and he started humming my lullaby. It wasn't long before I was asleep again.

I didn't know how long I had been asleep but it was dark when I opened my eyes again. I noticed something cold against my hand and I realized that Edward was still here. I tried to sit up straight and look at him. I flinched, everything in my body seemed to hurt. Edward saw me flinch and realized what I wanted. He gently helped my up a little and arranged my pillows so that I was still comfortable. I shot him a thankful smile and he beamed back.

He looked tired and his eyes were pitch black. He hadn't been feeding and it must have been very uncomfortable for him to be here.

"You don't have to be here you know?" I told him softly.

"Do you want me to leave?" he asked a little hurt.

"No!" I exclaimed a little too soon, he chuckled, "I just meant that you must be uncomfortable, I don't want that," I told him truthfully.

"I'm fine love, I'm not going anywhere."

"But you're hungry," I pointed out dumbly, playing with the idea of reaching out my hand and touching his cheek but I decided against it at the last minute, that wouldn't be smart.

"It's not so bad, I can live with it, I've been a lot worse," he said gravely.

I didn't know what to reply.

"How are you feeling?" he quickly changed the subject.

"Everything hurts," I admitted weakly, "but I'm fine, I'm not tired anymore, how long have I been sleeping?"

"A little over 36 hours," he said quietly.

"36 hours?!" I exclaimed incredulously.

"The doctors had you on a lot of morpheme for the pain, it made you drowsy and they told me it was normal to be sleeping for that long," he explained calmly.

"Oh," was all I could think of to say.

"I was wondering something," Edward started out of the blue.

"What is it?" I was curious.

"When you came over to my house, Alice told me, after you left, that you came over because you had been meaning to talk to me about something."

"Yeah, that's right," I replied.

"What was it?" he asked curiously. I blushed deeply and tried to hide my face. His hands were on my cheeks before I knew it and I couldn't look away from him anymore. He was pleading with me with his eyes. "Please?" he begged.

"Well, I don't really know how to start," I admitted.

"Just start from the beginning love," he said softly.

"Right, well, we've been friends now for a couple of weeks right?" I started, Edward just nodded, waiting for me to get it all out first, "and I… well… I guess… I mean, I know that I can trust you, and I'm pretty sure you won't leave me again. I've been very stubborn about everything, trying to protect myself. But all I've done is hurt you and myself even more. And I'm sorry about that. And I understand if you don't want to be with me anymore, it makes sense. But I guess I came over to the house to tell you that…" I rushed out the words but had to swallow for the last bit. This was it. "What I'm trying to say is, I love you Edward," I blurred out the truth before blushing a darker shade of red than I had ever been before.

I waited for him to speak and felt more and more uncomfortable the longer he kept quiet.

"Are you sure?" he asked after a while.

"Yes," I replied curtly, a little confused by his question.

Then a glorious smile spread across his face and he beamed at me, "I love you too Bella, I've missed you so much," he stated, "I am so sorry for everything that has happened, it was never my intension to hurt you, please forgive me," he blurted out.

"I know that Edward, I've forgiven you for that already remember?" I pointed out while smiling at him.

"Thank you," he stated simply. Then his expression changed, the smile disappeared and his eyes were smoldering again. He looked at me with so much intensity and emotion in his eyes that it was hard for me to even think. He stood up from his chair and softly sat next to me on the bed, he put one arm behind my head and he brought his face closer to mine slowly. His eyes were questioning and I knew what was about to happen. My heart practically jumped out of my chest. He seemed uncertain, waiting for me to make a move. So I took the hand that was not constrained by all sorts of tubes and brought it to his hair, pulling him closer to me softly. He realized what I was doing and his lips were against mine quickly. He was kissing me like he hadn't kissed me in a long time.

All my worries disappeared and all that was left inside of me was the love I felt for him. The kiss was amazing and I didn't want him to stop. There was so much passion between us now, so many months of longing that needed to be expressed. It wasn't long before I was out of breath and had to pull back. The moment his lips left mine I pouted but I knew it was necessary. He brought his lips to my ear and whispered, "I love you so much Bella, I'm nothing without you." It made me shiver and then he moved his lips down my jaw and my neck, placing kisses everywhere. My breathing was still ragged but I needed to kiss him again, so I placed my hands on his face and pulled him back to my lips. Another passionate kiss followed as I traced the features of his flawless face. He was the most beautiful man I knew and he loved me. I was ecstatic that it had all worked out in the end.

We didn't stop kissing for a long time, and every time I needed a moment to breath he placed kisses all over my face and neck. After a while I felt exhausted again and I let out an involuntary yawn. Edward chuckled against my neck and his cold breath tickled and made me shiver. It was great to be in his arms again and I took in as much of him as I could.

"You should sleep now love," Edward told me sweetly.

I nodded. "Please stay," I begged.

"As long as you want me to," he pledged solemnly.

"Forever," I told him sternly and he chuckled.

He shifted my weight carefully so I was cradled against his chest and he started stroking my hair.

"When you're out of this hospital I'll take you away somewhere, I need to be alone with you for a while, we'll have a break soon anyways," he said seriously.

The idea of going away with him, just the two of us, for any period of time sounded like the best thing that could happen to me and I sighed in contentment.

Then Edward started humming my lullaby again and I felt my eyes droop. "I love you so much Edward," I slurred.

"As I love you, my sweet Bella," he replied softly.

Then I fell asleep and it was the most peaceful night of sleep I had had in a very long time.

A/N: Yay everything is great again and nobody has to worry about Tanya anymore, aren't we all happy now?:P From now on there is more fluff to be expected ;) So I hope you liked the chapter and I will update chapter 11 for you guys tomorrow :) Xxx