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A/N: Sorry that this took so flippin long. This was one of those road black chapters that didn't want to come out. So I may have taken a shot or two to loosen up. I so hope that it doesn't suck! I love you all, and thank you for all of the fabulous reviews! Of course a huge thank you to my super beta, Oceanwaters2006! You amaze me and I adore you for everything you do to make this story the best it can be. You will never know how much I appreciate you! *hugs*

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Chapter 10-

We had been driving for almost an hour and Edward hadn't said a word to me. He was on the phone talking with someone about relocating. The thought of leaving Phoenix both made me sick and brought a sense of relief. I wanted to be able to spend a day not worrying about someone coming after me. I knew that Alice was going to be in the same boat as me, I just wished we would be able to stay together.

Edward closed his phone and put it on the console. He slowed the car to a stop outside of a small house. The garage door opened and Edward pulled in, waiting until the door closed before he shut the car off. Edward unbuckled his seatbelt and turned to look at me.

"We need to leave Arizona. I've already called my supervisors and told them what happened."

"Do they believe me now?"

Edward scoffed at my comment, "Bella, you need to realize that all of the circumstances of you being there were suspicious from an investigators point of view. But after what just happened, your case just keeps building. It's obvious that someone is after you. We just have to figure out who. Until then, we need to get you somewhere that you'll be safe."

"Where is that going to be?"

Edward ran his hands through his hair and shrugged his shoulders.

"I'm not sure yet. That's what we're going to figure out."

"What about Alice? Is she going to be going to the same place?"

I was still holding out hope that I could have my best friend with me through this. My hopes fell when I saw Edward shaking his head.

"It's not a good idea to keep you two close together. If one of you were to be found, they find the other one too."

"Yeah, that's what I figured. I just hoped there was a chance."

Edward looked around outside before he opened his door. He walked around to the passenger side and opened my door. I picked Kirby up from the floor and held him close to me. I stepped out of the car and Edward wrapped an arm around my shoulders to pull me closer to him. I felt the heat spreading through my body. When I looked up at him, I was hoping that he would be lovingly gazing at me, but he wasn't. Edward was looking around the small neighborhood cautiously as he moved me towards the door. I felt stupid for thinking like a school girl, but I was glad that atleast one of us was hyper aware of the situation at hand.

Edward knocked on the solid wood door and seconds later it cracked open. There was a man on the other side of the door that looked very official and very intimidating. He and Edward shook hands before he led us into a back room. We walked in and I was practically mauled by Alice. Kirby let out a little grunt when Alice bumped into him.

"Thank God you're okay, Bella! I was so worried!"

"I'm okay, Alice."

I felt myself relax as Alice wrapped her arms around me. I hadn't realized how tense I was until that very moment. I pulled back from Alice and tried to give my best 'I'm okay' look. She immediately called my bluff.

"Bullshit. I know that look. That's the look that usually leads to a night of Ben and Jerry's and a Sex and the City marathon."

"That sounds like heaven right now."

Alice gave me a sympathetic smile and smoothed a stray hair away from my face. I felt Edward's hand on the small of my back and chills shot through my spine instantly. I looked back at him, still hoping that he would be smiling at me, but Edward's eyes were fixed on Agent Hale. They were exchanging a knowing and concerned look. The man the greeted Edward and I, closed the door and cleared his throat to get everyone's attention.

"Agent Cullen and Agent Hale, you both know the severity of what happened this evening. It is almost safe to assume that whom ever attacked the safe home, followed the car from the cemetery."

I looked over at Edward and saw him grimace. I didn't like that this guy was making him feel guilty for allowing Alice and I to saw our final goodbyes to our friend.

"But that aside, you will both need to relocate your clients," he turned and faced Alice and I. "Both of you will be relocated to different locations. It's too risky to keep you two together."

I already knew that that was coming. Alice however, was not as prepared as I was.

"What do you mean it's too risky? Haven't you ever heard of safety in numbers? And do you really expect us to be separated after we already lost one of our friends?"

"Ms. Brandon, it's already been settled. Nothing you say will change that. I know that it's going to be an adjustment, but it's for your safety."

"Bull hell!"

"Ms. Brandon, I would suggest that you calm yourself down."

"That's it! I want your name and your badge number! I don't know who to call, but I'll fuckin' figure it out."

"Sergeant Emmett McCarty, badge number 1256. Now if you're done, I would like to move on. We need to act quickly. There's no telling if Agent Cullen was followed. As of this moment, Bella, Alice, neither of you exist. You will both have new names and new life stories."

Sergeant McCarty handed Alice and I heavy manila envelopes.

"Don't open those until you are both atleast one hundred miles from Phoenix. I'm not taking any risks now. Agent Hale, you will leave from here and drive until you hit Albuquerque. When you arrive, there will be a warehouse that you need to rendezvous at. You will get a different car and drive to your final destination from there. Agent Cullen, you and Bella will drive up to Salt Lake City. You will also need to swap out vehicles and go to your final destination from there. Also, your clients families will be notified of what's going on and the necessary precautions will be taken. Ladies, you have two minutes to say goodbye and then you'll have to be on your separate ways."

Alice's hand clasped on to mine. There was so much I wanted to say, but I didn't know how I would fit that in to two minutes. I put Kirby on the floor and let him walk around. I wrapped my arms around Alice and squeezed her as hard as I could. I felt like I was losing another friend. Alice and I didn't even pull away from each other as we spoke.

"I'm not going to say goodbye, because it's not goodbye. It's just, see you later. I'm sure this will all be over soon, Bella."

"I hope so. I can't stand the thought of not being able to see you or talk to you. I haven't gone a day without talking to you since we met."

"It'll be okay. We've been through worse, right?"

Alice pulled back and gave me a reassuring smile. A pang of guilt shot through my gut.

"I am so sorry for getting you into this, Alice."

"Are you kidding? Do you really think that I would have just sat on the sidelines and let you do this alone? No fucking way! Besides, imagine the stories we're going to have when we're old ladies in the home."

Alice always knew how to find a silver lining to everything. Edward came and stood by my side.

"We have to get going."

I nodded solemnly. I said a silent pray that this wouldn't be the last time I saw my best friend. I hugged Alice one more time before Edward started to guide me to the door. I could hear Kirby's collar jingling as he ran after us. My feet felt heavy as I walked towards the door. I stopped for a second to pick up Kirby before we went to the car. I looked back at Alice and waved. I could only manage to force a small smile on to my face. Edward opened the door and I looked back at Alice one more time before I followed him to the car. I opened the back door and placed Kirby on the seat before climbing into the passenger seat.

I was still holding the manila folder that Sergeant McCarty had handed me. I wasn't looking forward to having to become someone else. Hell, I barely knew who I was. How in the world was I going to pretend to be someone else? I watched as the houses and street lights zoomed by. Edward was quiet and Kirby was asleep on the backseat. I looked at Edward and noticed his jaw clenching and unclenching.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, why?"

"Because it looks like you're trying to break your own jaw."

"I just feel like an ass. I should have been paying more attention but instead I let myself be distracted and I almost got you killed."

"But I'm fine. Edward, you can't beat yourself up over this."

"Yes I can. And I should. It's my job to keep you safe and keep you alive. Instead, I let my hormones get in the way. It won't happen again."

I felt my heart drop. He was regretting kissing me. The best kiss of my life, and he was regretting it. Not only that, but he was promising that it wouldn't happen ever again. I looked back out the window and fiddled with the folder that was in my lap. It had been close enough to a hundred miles since we left the house. I opened the envelope with shaky hands. I turned on my little book light and it lit up the interior of the car. I pulled the papers out and sat them in my lap, and there it was, my new name. I read over the papers and tried to memorize it all.

Allison Katherine Alden. Born in Rapid City, South Dakota on December 10th, 1984. An only child born to parents, Liam and Debra Alden, whom were killed in a car accident in 1998. Allison then went to live with her aunt and uncle, Karen and Donnie Alden. Graduated from Stevens High School in Rapid City in 2003 and went on to attend Black Hills State University and major in graphic design.

It went on to list a job history, major illnesses, athletic and academic achievements, and a list of living relatives. It was all very over whelming. In a 24 hour period I had buried my best friend, had a total emotional break down, made out with a hot federal agent, got shot at, relocated from everything I knew, and had to assume a new identity. I put the papers down and let out a shaky breath. I felt Edward's hand on my shoulder as he gave it a reassuring squeeze.

"It's going to be alright, Bella."

"It's Allison now. It's going to take some getting used to."

"It will, but it's all for the best. And it's only temporary. Once we find out who's behind Jessica's murder and the attack on the safe house, you'll be able to go back to your life."

"How do you know that I'll be safe? In that video, Jess said that there were a lot of people involved. Who's to say that someone else won't come after me?"

"Bella, Emmett has assembled a great team. We've all had plenty of field time and training, we know what we're doing. If anything comes up, we will take care of it. I won't let anything happen to you."

I knew that I should feel reassured, but I had a heavy pit in my stomach that just didn't feel right.

"Thank you, but until this is all over, I just don't think I'll feel safe. Too much has happened for me to be lulled in to a false sense of security. I appreciate the effort, but the words won't mean anything until I'm back in Phoenix and living my life without being afraid."

"You're just going to have to trust me."

"I do. I just don't know what you're going up against."

"I think I can handle whatever it is. You should try and get some sleep, we still have about eight hours until we get to Salt Lake City. I'll wake you up when we stop for gas."

"Are you sure? I don't want you to get drowsy."

"I'll be fine. I'm used to being up for days at a time."

"Okay, but if you start to feel tired, just wake me up."

"Sounds like a plan. Now get some sleep."

I leaned back into my seat and closed my eyes. I felt my muscles relax as I drifted off.

"Shit!"

Edward's voice jolted me wide awake. I sat up and looked at Edward.

"What's wrong?"

"That SUV has been following us for the last 4 hours. I wanted to make sure so I went to take the last exit and then cut back into traffic and it followed every move."

I looked back and saw the set of headlights starting to get closer.

"What do we do? We're in the middle of nowhere."

"We'll just have to try to stay ahead of them."

I gripped the handle on the door as Edward increased his speed. The little needle began to climb on the dial, fast approaching 95. The headlights behind us got brighter and closer. The interior of the car suddenly got dark. The SUV sped up and got beside the car. My hand tightened on the handle as I saw the SUV swaying towards the side of the car.

"Hold on."

The car shook as the SUV nudged the side of the car. My breathing started to pick up. I wanted to scream, but I knew it would only make the situation worse. The car shook again from the impact. Edward slammed on the brakes just as the SUV rammed into the side of the car again. The SUV clipped the front axel and I could feel the wheels lock up. Edward's grip on the steering wheel was loosened as the car careened off of the road. It felt like everything was going in slow motion. The car caught the side rail as it went off of the road, catching on one of the wheels. Gravity shifted as the car began to tumble and roll across the ground. Glass was shattering and metal was crunching. It felt like the car had rolled for a mile. My body jerked as the car lurched to a stop on the roof.

I took a second to access my injuries. Nothing felt like it was broken, but I could feel the blood trickling down my face. I looked over at Edward and let out an audible gasp. Blood was flowing freely from his head and his eyes were closed.

"Edward! Edward, can you hear me?"

He didn't respond. The car began to get brighter. It took me a second to realize that it was the headlights from the SUV approaching the car. I froze completely. I reached for my seatbelt and released the latch. I fell to the roof and felt the glass shards bite into my shoulders. The SUV got closer and closer and I felt myself start to panic. I didn't know what to do. I couldn't leave Edward, but I knew I it wasn't safe for me to stay. I turned to the window and kicked out the remaining pieces of glass before crawling outside of the car. I looked around for a place to hide, but I could barely see anything in the dark. The lights from the SUV illuminated a small portion and I cursed under my breath when I saw that the whole area was flat and open.

There was no way I could out run an SUV and there was no where to hide. I leaned against the car in defeat. The SUV stopped on the other side of the car. I heard the doors open and foot steps approach the car. A sense of realization began to bloom. I realized that this was how I was going to die. I heard the clicking of metal that I knew was the sound of a gun being cocked. The footsteps got closer and closer. I heard them stop just a few feet away from me. I looked up and saw a silhouetted figure looking down at me. The lights from the SUV reflected off of the polished barrel of the gun. It gleamed in the light as the figure raised the gun and aimed it at my head. I closed my and took in one final breath before I heard the explosion and the bullet leave the chamber.

"BELLA!"

I jerked out of my seat and struggled against the hands that were holding my shoulders.

"Bella, it's just me, Edward. You were having a nightmare."

I took in my surroundings. The car was still in tact and Edward was okay. We were stopped along a small convenience store and the sky was starting to get brighter. My breath was coming out in pants as I forced myself to calm down. I quickly reached a shaky hand down and unhooked my seatbelt. I pushed myself from my seat and wrapped my arms around Edward's neck. His arms slowly went around my shoulders. Edward held me until my breathing slowed and I stopped shaking.

"You're okay. It was just a dream."

I knew it was just a dream, but I couldn't fight the feeling that it was bleak foreshadowing.

A/N: I really wanted to be evil and end the chapter before Bella woke up, but I figured I kept you waiting for a really long time and that was cruel enough. So, y'all know what to do. Leave me some love, hugs, back rubs, gripes, suggestions, or orange soda (I'm kind of thirsty). LOVE YOU ALL! ^_^