Okay so here's my next chapter. 3 chapters in one day, be proud. By the way, I started to write Edward's talk with Carlisle, but it seemed really boring and annoying so I'm skipping it. If you all really want it just tell me and I'll put it in. Update: It's been added as chapter 9.

Not Stephenie Meyer

EPOV

My talk with Carlisle had been surprisingly unhelpful. He really had no clue how Bella was feeling. None of the others did either. Of course they didn't. I was the one who was supposed to know her best, right? But hadn't Alice and Jasper been with her for the last 50 years? Why weren't they being more helpful? I was very annoyed with Alice. She had kept us apart for 50 eyars! It would only have taken a phone call, just one phone call! Suddenly, I was furious. I turned, and Alice was standing in the door way. A growl rumbled in my throat.

"What are you playing at, Alice?" I asked, angrily.

"Calm down, Edward. I had my reasons."

"What reasons? I don't hear any explanations! You made me lose 50 years!"

"Edward-"

"No, listen! How could you? I spent 50 years in hell. 50 years that I could have spent with her!"

"This has nothing to do with me." She responded angrily. "This has to do with you and your stubbornness. You refused to come back to Forks. You refused to see reason when you decided to leave. This is your own fault." She was spitting mad. "Don't blame me."

"What are you talking about? I did what I thought was right."

"Exactly! What you thought was best. What about what Bella wanted? What about what we thought was best?" My anger was slowly being replaced by pain. It was my fault. I felt something breaking inside of me. For 50 years Bella had known I was alive, and I had never come back. She must hate me. I wounded choking sound came out of me. I had lost 50 years of precious time with Bella because I was too proud to admit I was wrong and come back. She deserved so much better than me.

"You're right." I whispered. My words sounded horrified, pained, broken. Alice's face shifted from angry to sad.

"I'm sorry, Edward." I nodded. She started to speak again, but then her face went blank. A moment later, she snapped out of it.

"What did you see?" Her phone rang.

"I'm on my way." She said and closed the phone. "Come on, Edward." I followed her automatically.

"Who was that?"

"Bella." I picked up my pace.

"What's wrong?"

"Bree, the newborn, and Davin, they…" I saw the rest in her head. I winced and we started to run. Jasper joined us without asking. Together, we raced through the dark woods. I caught Bella's scent. She smelled the same, exactly the same. Yet, her scent no longer caused my throat to burn in pain. It was a different hunger that it brought on now. Her scent was every bit as intoxicating as it had always been. I loved her so much. I imagined crushing her beautiful hair in my fingers, breathing in her smell. So many emotions assaulted me. I blocked everything out and focused on finding Bella, on helping her.

We found her running. I ran at her pace, wanting to be close to her. Alice told me to catch the vampire that I could see was ahead of us. I obeyed although I didn't want to. There was another male with Bella. Davin? He was glaring at me. What was his problem? He was blocking his thoughts. Hmmm…

The young vampire was just ahead of me. We reached a large clearing. I tackled her to the ground. She shrieked fiercely, clawing at my chest. I focused on keeping her sharp teeth away from me. The other vampire who had glared at me joined the tussle.

The sweet scent of human blood became faint and she stopped struggling. Let her up. Davin ordered. I resented his authoritative tone, but I did as he said. Bree stood, her shirt was ripped but she displayed no injuries. Blood, was the singular thought in her mind. She ran off focusing on the scent of deer that she had caught. I noticed Bella start forward.

"She's just looking for deer." She relaxed. So beautiful, so graceful. I felt remorse for how much of her life I had missed. She seemed so distant, so changed. She had obviously moved on.

By mutual agreement we all split up to hunt. I found myself unable to bear the separation any longer and followed Bella. She was so focused on finding prey that it took her a moment to notice me. She seemed surprised to see me. I raised an eyebrow, silently requesting permission to join her. She shrugged. There were many emotions chasing across her perfect face. I gave up trying to decipher her thoughts. I strained my mind, trying to hear her thoughts. Nope, still locked up tight.

We continued in silence. She seemed antsy. I was afraid that she would run away. There were deer in our path, drinking from a small stream ahead. I watched as Bella quickly and neatly drank her fill. She was so amazing. It was like she was meant for this life. She gave me an odd look when she caught me staring at her. I tried to focus enough to hunt but kept getting distracted by Bella. The curve of her hips, the quirk of her lips, the myriad of emotions that were dancing behind her amber eyes, I needed to know what was going through her head. Did she still love me? Had she moved on?

"I wish I could know what you're thinking." I said, not expecting her to hear.

"Now's not the time." She answered me. Of course she heard. She was a vampire. I was still thinking of her as a human. She was no longer mortal. Her hearing was as good as my own. There was an emotion rising inside of me. I was glad. I was so glad that she was a vampire. I would never have to watch her die. I didn't have to worry about hurting her, at least not physically. Her scent was no longer a danger to either of us. It was amazing. Perfect. What a fool I'd been.

Then I realized what she had said. "Now's not the time." It was never the time. There was always something in between us. I needed to talk to her. I needed to know what she was thinking, feeling. I muttered under my breath.

"When will it be?" I saw a quick smile grace her lips, so I knew she had heard me.

We reached the clearing. The other vampires were standing there. Alice and Jasper were standing close, as were Davin and Bree. Interesting. So his anger at me had nothing to do with my relationship with Bella. I looked at my love. She was drinking in the sight of her family. There was so much joy in her eyes, joy that I had not seen since I got here. Her life was complete. Why did she need me? Maybe you complete her family. Alice thought. Maybe.

So I know it's just a recap, but I thought there was some good stuff in there. Review! Reviews make for happy authors. Happy authors write faster.