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BPOV

"Come on Ed, she's not changing her mind." I heard Sophia say.

Russell sighed next to me, staring at the door. I raised an eyebrow at him, he shrugged and walked away.

I couldn't take it anymore, I read Edward's mind.

I love you, so much. He thought as he held Sophia's hand, she smiled at him.

No! That just made it real! He loves her! He loves her!

I sank to the ground holding in sobs. Russell came to my aid immediately.

"What's wrong!?" He asked me, picking me up and placing me on the couch.

He loves her. He really loves her, he just told her in his mind. They can both read minds. He was telling her! I told Russell opening my mind to him.

Russell looked crushed; he stared at the wall separating our family from Edward's. Blake and Lily came over, Lily sat next to me on the couch, putting her arm around me, Blake knelt down next to me, patting my knee.

Russell tapped his temple and gestured to all of us, I knew that he wanted me to read his mind and project it.

I held up a hand stopping him, then I tried to do as Sophia said I could, project my shield too so that the she and Edward couldn't hear. It was hard but I think I managed it. It was like using a neglected muscle. Then I nodded to Russell so that he could continue.

Are you still sure you want to do this, Bella? He asked me.

Yes, they deserve to be happy, Sophia is a good person and Edward...well Edward is amazing.

They smiled at me.

Everyone has to go along with it, okay?

They nodded, Russell grudgingly.

EPOV

The family and I were all sat in certain areas of the apartment, but we were all staring at the wall that separated our family and Bella's.

Emmett stared at the wall with his chin in his hands, pouting slightly; Rosalie sat next to him examining her nails, eyes flickering back to the wall every now and then.

Esme was wringing her hands and looking at the wall; Carlisle put both of his hands on her shoulders and stood next to her. She looked up at him with a fleeting smile; he smiled back, the smiles both disappeared as they went back to the wall.

I sat with Sophia on the floor, leaning back against the wall; we both stared too. Sophia sighed. She saw the way the family loved Bella and so she felt the same way about her, she was already a sister to her and she missed her.

Alice sat on the couch next to Jasper, she was fidgeting in her seat, Jasper was sending her calming waves but it wasn't working.

Alice lost it.

"Am I the only one who thinks sitting in silence, staring at the wall is strange!?"

"How did you know that's what we were doing!?" Lily asked through to wall. The walls were rock solid but having extra sensitive ears made that a moot point.

"I didn't, I was talking about us." She explained as the family laughed.

"Good...because..." Russell coughed,"We weren't doing that..."

Sophia let out an extremely high giggle that had us all staring at her in surprise and amusement.

"It was funny..." She shrugged.

"Edward?" Bella called me through the divide. I sprang up, the family watched, smiling.

"Yes?" I asked keenly.

"Sophia?" She called.

We all looked around at her.

She got up, perplexed, and stood beside me. "Yes?"

"I'd just like to say that I'm so glad that you are happy together-"She said.

The family and I all looked alarmed.

"Bella..." Sophia began, her eyebrows raised to the ceiling. I was too shocked to speak.

"No, seriously it's great. It's great that you're both as happy as Russell and I."

No! That just made it real! She loves him! She loves him!

I closed my eyes and pressed my fist to my forehead, I paced back and forth as the pain overtook me.

"Really? That's great." I said in a blasé voice that didn't match how I was feeling.

I opened my eyes to see the family staring at me in shock, aside from Sophia who was looking down at the ground. Jasper turned to her in concern.

"I mean, if you hadn't been with another girl, Edward, I don't know what I would have done. I would have felt so guilty you know?" Bella said.

"Yeah." My whole family was pretty much asking me with their eyes, "Why are you going along with this?"

"Bella...we-"Sophia was going to tell her the truth, I had to stop her.

I put my hand over Sophia's mouth, silencing her.

The family mouthed, "What are you doing?" except Sophia asked me that in her mind.

If she's with that guy-

Russell. She corrected.

Russell then! If they are together then why should we make her feel guilty? Just go along with it.

But-

Soph!

Edward, we're practically brother and sister...It's weird.

Soph, Please?

I let her go.

She sighed and then said, "Yep, he's a great guy." She even gave a convincing giggle, though her face was like stone.

Man, she's a good actress.

Alice came over to the both of us with a look of fury upon her face; she questioned us with her eyes. Sophia shook her head and shrugged, gesturing to me.

It didn't seem as if Sophia had moved and yet she retrieved a pen and pad from her room and handed it to me.

I scribbled a brief explanation of my actions on there, Alice took it from me when I handed it to her, she looked as if she had no patience for this.

Her eyes darted over it. Her expression gradually softened, she nodded, approving my judgment. She passed the pad around, so that everyone was in the loop.

"Um...are you guys still there?" Bella asked.

"Yes, yes we are."My dear, sweet Bella.

"Good, because I wanted to apologise for my reaction earlier, I suppose I was in shock. I really want to see you all again. You're my family, I love you."

"Oh, we love you too, Bella!" Alice practically screamed.

"Does...does that mean we can see you?" Emmett stammered.

"Of course."

"Yay!"Alice yelped.

"Woo!" Emmett boomed.

The two of them rushed out of our apartment.

"No Emmett! Not the door!" Alice yelled.

We then heard a crash. The rest of us cringed.

Classic Emmett.

BPOV

I had my face buried into the sofa by now, cringing into the pillows. How was I making this sound at all convincing!? How could he even believe for a second that I would have moved on? I was in love with him! I always had been and I always will be! I wish that I could just get it over with and declare my undying love for him right now; I'll probably end up screwing this whole plan up anyway.

Then I realised that nobody, through the wall or not had spoken for a while. I lifted my head from the confines of the pillows to find Blake and Lily looking at the opposing wall, holding each other. Russell was right up against it, looking so devastated. Why did he feel so bad for me? There was no need.

I got up trying to compose myself, I ran my fingers through my hair in frustration and then tried to put on nonchalance as I said. "Um...are you guys still there?"

"Yes, yes we are."Said the silken voice. It took all I had not collapse.

"Good, because I wanted to apologise for my reaction earlier, I suppose I was in shock. I really want to see you all again. You're my family, I love you." This was the only thing I'd said to them tonight that was actually genuine.

"Oh, we love you too, Bella!" Alice bawled.

"Does...does that mean we can see you?" Emmett faltered.

Oh, what had I been putting my brother and sister through? Wait! They loved me? How could that be true?

"Of course." Come stand next to me; put your arm around me...Russ quick. I told Russell in my mind. He seemed reluctant but he stuck to the plan.

"Yay!"Alice yelped.

"Woo!" Emmett boomed.

I heard a lot of movement and then...

"No Emmett! Not the door!" Alice yelled.

Emmett came tumbling through the door, shattering it entirely. Alice poked her head through the doorway and gave an apologetic grin. Emmett gave a goofy one.

Classic Emmett.

Russell stood back, sensing the emotional reunion about to take place.

Alice clambered over Emmett and ran to me. "Bella!" She gasped before hugging me. We both started blubbering with no tears.

"I have missed you so much it's indescribable. Isabella Marie Swan don't you ever scare me like that again! I thought you were... that you were..." Alice babbled.

"Dead?" I finished for her.

"Yes!" She said pulling away to look at me. "Oh, you're so beautiful, just as I saw it. I knew it would happen one way or another. What are you wearing?" She tugged on my plain T-shirt and glared at my shabby jeans.

I raised my eyebrow at her.

"Sorry, sorry. Off the point. Why did you fake your death?"

"I didn't fake it; it just looked that way, I couldn't risk Charlie's safety or Renee's for that matter. How did you even know?"

"You're asking the seer how she knew!? Please." She shook her head."What I want to know is why you didn't come and find us?"

"Come and find you?" I laughed grimly. "You guys left because you didn't want me. Why would I force myself upon you like that?"

"You honestly don't think we left you because we didn't love right, Bella?" The velvet voice said.

The rest of the Cullen's had emerged through the broken doorway now.

Keep it together, Bella. Keep it together. But he said my name...Keep it together!!!

I took in a breath to steady myself; I kept my shield firmly around Russell, Blake and Lily and then turned to the rest of the Cullen's.

He still took my breath away. I had to keep going.

"Um."

"Bella?" I turned to Emmett when he called me. He pulled me into a bone crushing hug; if I was human I would surely have been turned to dust. He placed me back down giving me a wide smile.

"I missed you too, Em." I said, Alice pouted. "And you, Alice. Well all of you. But, to answer your question, Edward," I loved saying his name," yes, I did think you left because you didn't love me..."

"We left to protect you, Bella." Said Edward intensely, he took a step forward.

"Well, that worked out well, seeing as I was I turned and as far as you knew killed." I said getting a bit annoyed.

"We would have just ended up hurting you further if we'd stayed."

"It couldn't have hurt anymore than being the messed up heap I had become." We were squaring up to each other.

"Well I- What?" I wasn't sound enough to answer, we were too close. I was close enough to smell his gorgeous scent full on and it disoriented me, close enough to touch him, and if I leant in a bit more...

"Well from what Bella told us she was a mess when you guys left, just at the mention of your name she would-" Russell brought me back to reality, before he could finish I gave him a look that silenced him. I didn't want the Cullen's to feel guilty for my weakness. I looked back to Edward and my eyes fell on his. Oh, God.

I tore my eyes away from his at the exact moment he did. I went over to Russell, he went over to Sophia. I could have sworn I saw Sophia's eyes flicker up to the ceiling before she held on to Edward's arm. Seeing them touch like that killed me.

"Please continue. What exactly did you go through after we left Bella?" Carlisle asked, concerned.

For the first time my eyes landed on the doctor, I had missed my second father so much, my eyes then landed on Esme who looked close to the tears that would never come.

Panic shot through me seeing sweet Esme like that," It was nothing really!"

"Well, I wouldn't call it nothing Bells." Blake stood up and came over.

"Well, I would. It's not even worth mentioning." I tried to shrug it off.

"Is it this about the time Bella collapsed and was hyperventilating? Because that was not nothing." Lily chimed in.

The Cullen's gasped.

I bit my lip and stared at the ceiling. Thank you family...

Then before I knew it several pairs of arms were wrapped around me. I could tell who was who straight away.

"I'm sorry Bella, it's my entire fault! If I just had better control..." Jasper.

"We never should have left you. I'm so sorry Bella..." Alice.

"Oh, hunny. You poor thing, if there is anything I can do to make it up to you..." Esme.

"Bella, if we'd known what this would put you through...." Carlisle.

"I'm so sorry, little sis!" Emmett.

I was so overwhelmed at them showing me affection like that that I forgot everything else, I just hugged them back.

They let me go and I gave them a would-be watery smile.

The only ones who hadn't come over were Rosalie, Sophia and Edward.

Rosalie was hovering close to the door, looking uncomfortable.

Sophia was beaming at us all hugging, I had a feeling she wouldn't have minded joining in.

Edward looked so ashamed. "I'm so sorry, Bella."

"That's okay, Edward." I said walking up to him and extending a hand out, Sophia had a slight grin on her face as she joined the rest of the Cullen's, Rosalie followed her. "I forgive you. Friends?"

Who was I kidding it was just an excuse to touch him, any part of him. He took my hand and shook it. An electric current, more powerful than anything I had experienced before coursed through me. His eyes were wide. Could he have felt it too?

Oh, God. Edward, please just take me in your arms and kiss me, I beg of you! Screw your girlfriend! ...Wait scratch that...

I realised our hands were still connected, we let go.

I could have sworn I heard I heard a few disappointed groans from the others.

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