A/N: Hello... *peaks out from behind the curtains* I hope your not too mad at me for leaving it sooooooooooooooooooooo long....but i am at that age when you have no free time for your little pleasures in life unless your ill....so i guess you can thank my flu that you got an update...its kept me going while i was stuck in bed high off of my medication :D Anyway...I hope you like the chapter...I had quite fun writing it...especially after the major writers block I've been having haha....It took me a little while longer too cuz my laptop broke...but when i went to the guys to get it back..it had been wipped clean so I lost my stories...but not to fret...everything is okey cokey now...sit back, relax and enjoy the chapter :D

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Bella POV

I must have been driving around for a couple of hours now and it was getting really, really late. But for some strange reason, I couldn't give up my search. I had felt a connection with Edwards from the moment I laid eyes on him. Every time he was near me, my body would tingle, sending shivers through my body. I ridiculous to say considering that I have only known him like one day. I know it's crazy and completely impossible but I'm a believer of fate and I know that I was meant to meet Edward. Somewhere deep down I know that he can keep me safe from what goes bump in the night.

I was pulled from my thoughts as I saw a familiar silver car parked along the side of the road. I pulled up behind it and jumped out, trudging through the mud on the ground to the passenger side of the car. I wiped away the fogged that had gathered on the window and peered in.

Edward was sat there, eyes closed, head resting against the back of his seat. The gentle sound of Clair De Lune played through the speakers. With a gentle sigh, I opened the door and slid into the passenger seat. Edward didn't move or make any indication that he knew I was there. We sat in a comfortable silence before he broke it.

"I'm sorry"

I looked over at his and noticed that he had opened his eyes and was now looking at me, his green eyes boring into me.

"I've never been like this before, but you just…Gah I don't know." He pulled at his hair and pinched the bridge of his nose between his thumb and forefinger.

"You feel as if you don't know who you are and that everything's changing. You can't hold on to what's real. One minute your life was, well, less than perfect, the next one person changes it all. Evoke feelings within you that you haven't felt before. Feel some sort of connection between you and this person. You don't know anything about each other, yet you feel as if you have known them for so long. They make you feel safe and as if…"

"Nothing can hurt you…"

I looked up from the spot in my lap where I was staring and looked back into his eyes as he finished the sentence I had finished for him.

My body felt electric, alive as his eyes gazed down at me. It was as if he was staring right into m soul. After what could have been hours, Edward shook his head and looked down into his lap.

"You don't know anything about me Bella…"

"You don't know anything about me." I responded before he could finish, but he carried on his sentence.

"…and I'm not good for you."

I laughed but there was no humor in the action.

"Edward, nothing about you could scare me away. I've seen worse, I've known worse."

"I highly doubt that."

I turned to face him.

"Try me."

Edward sighed in annoyance and mirrored my action, his expression slightly pissed off.

"Before you came along, my life wasn't worth living. Every girl I set my eye on was just an object to fuck. I treated drink and drugs like food and water. Thank god my father is a doctor for the amount of times he's had to pump my stomach or treat me for an over dose. I used to have anger problems and often turned violent. You have no idea what I did."

"Edward, what…?"

"I can't tell you what happened."

"Tell me then, what's your problem with Jacob Black.?"

Edward groaned and rubbed his hands over his face in frustration.

"Jake and I have a lot of bad history."

There was a long pause of silence.

"That's it! That's all you're going to tell me?"

"Bella, it's for the best that you don't know."

"I'm a big girl Edward; I can take care of myself."

The truth was, I couldn't take care of myself. If I did try to handle things on my own, I would be somewhere in the world working for the Volturi doing God knows what. I just wanted to find out the truth about Edward; about everything.

"Edward, please. I need to know. I don't want to hurt you but I might if I don't know the facts."

Edward sighed heavily scrunching his eyes together and digging his hands into his legs so hard it look painful. I tenderly reached over and pried his hands off his legs, linking his fingers through my own. As soon as our skin touched, it sent a shot of electricity through my body making my insides shake. However, it gave me a sense of comfort, as if after all my worries had gone away and I was put at easy. I closed my eyes and leant my head back on the head rest, as Edward slowly began to rub soothing circles on my hand with his thumb.

Then I realized just how tired I really was, my brain beginning to shut down. Just before I finally dozed off, I heard Edward shift.

"I like you Bella, more than I should and I don't want to scare you away. But its going to take me a while to open up, no one but my father and my brothers know what happened and we never talk about it. So please, just be patient with me."

I opened my eyes to see Edwards pleading face, begging me to understand. I lifted our entwined hands together up to my lips, placing a gentle kiss on the back of his hand, letting him know I understood without using words. The last thing I remember was Edwards's breath taking smile and the gentle vibrations of his car starting before I passed out.

X.O.X.O.X.O

I awoke the next morning to the light shining through my blinds and a pair of small arms wrapped around my waist. I turned over gently, coming face to face with Alice. She looked so young and innocent while she was sleeping, so much different than when she was wake.

I lifted my hand and stroked the curve of her nose with my index finger.

"Wakey, wakey."

Alice groaned softly and her eyes fluttered open. I have to say I have never seen her wake up before; she's the one who normally wakes me up.

"Rise and shine sleepy head!"

I gently pinched her cheek and ruffled her hair.

"Belllla!"

I laughed softly as she sat up flatten down her hair. Suddenly, like a switch went off, Alice squealed and started bouncing on the bed.

"Tell me what happened with Edward last night."

I giggled, shoving my head into the pillows before sitting up and sitting opposite her.

"Well, I was driving around for a while until I saw his car parked by the side of the road. I pulled up behind him and…wait, where is my car?"

"I don't know! Don't change the subject…"

Suddenly the doorbell went off. Talk about saved by the bell!

"Oh would you look at that! There's somebody at the door."

I laughed as I scrambled off the bed and ran out my room, hearing Alice bouncing after me. I skipped down the stairs, proud that I didn't fall flat on my face. I ran to the front door but Charlie skidded on the floor in front of me and got to the door first. He pulled it open with a chuckle as I stopped, with Alice running into my back.

The three of us peered around the door to see a cop standing outside. When he saw us, he took his hat off and gave us a small smile.

"Mr. Swan?"

"Yes that's me." Charlie responded with a slight frown.

"You are the husband of Renee Swan?"

"Yes, well it's complicated. She recently left us." Charlie's voice cracked at the end.

The cop sighed and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Renee was involved in a terrible accident. Investigators are not too sure what happened but…I'm terribly sorry but she didn't make it. Renee Swan was pronounced dead at the scene."

A/N: I know, I know....I didnt mean for it to be left on a cliffy but it was asking for it!! I mean come on!! It will make you look forward to the next chaptert more :D And the only way you will be seeing the next chapter is if you R.E.V.I.E.W pour moi s'il vous plais :D:D oh I'm learning Italian now so no more french for me

Grazie!!!!!

Lizzie xxx