BPOV
"One ticket to New York, New York, please," I said to the lady manning the ticket desk.
My mind was set; I was going to live alone in New York.
If Alice wanted to visit that was perfectly fine, but I wouldn't allow anyone else. Seeing any of the other Cullen's just led to trouble and heartbreak.
She handed me a ticket and handed her the $697.00 that Alice had given me for the ride home. According to her nametag, her name was Susan. She pointed in the direction of the security checkpoint and I was on my way to customs.
When I checked my ticket it said that departure would be at 11:00 PM. I checked my cell phone; it read 9:00 PM. Great. I was stuck here for another three hours.
I wondered if where allowed to leave the airport while we waited. I didn't want to stick around to find out. I walked out and hopped back into the car. I wanted to say goodbye to Alice and Esme.
I wasn't one for speeding, but somehow I found myself pushing the speedometer ten miles over the speed limit.
When I got back to the house, I expected everyone to be in the driveway yelling at me for what I did, but I couldn't see anyone. I walked to the explicit white door and knocked. When no one answered, I simply walked in. No one was home.
Where could they have gone right after I left?
They didn't follow me because I didn't see any of them behind me. I walked around in hopes of finding someone.
I walked into the kitchen and found it empty. It was the same situation in the living room. I went upstairs to Alice and Jasper's room and found it was empty, also. Emmett and Rosalie's room was deserted. Carlisle's study was also empty.
I really didn't want to go into the last room, but I had this tantalizing urge to go in. Maybe just a peek wouldn't hurt, just to see if it looked the same as the room in Forks. I opened the door and found that his room was almost identical to the one in Forks.
I took a step in and was instantly hit with his scent.
"What are you doing in here?" I turned around as fast as I could to find the Greek God that was Edward standing right in front of me.
"Uh, Edward. I couldn't find anyone. I was waiting for plane and was curious. Sorry, bye," was all I was able to get out before pushing past him. I started to walk back down the stairs before I felt a strong hand wrap around my sad excuse for a bicep.
"I was just asking. I never said you couldn't go in."
"That's okay. I was just leaving," I said, attempting to walk forward again, but he didn't release his grip.
"Don't go. I want to talk to you."
"Okay, talk." I was trying to sound mean, but he made me melt like putty. He led me over to the couch that sat in the corner of his room. We sat down side-by-side. I was having trouble breathing.
"Bella, there is so much for me to say and I don't know where to begin."
"How about you start with why you left me and why you ended up with Tanya." I was trying really hard to get my voice to sound strong, but it all just came out as a whisper.
"Okay. Well, let me just tell you this to start off. I love you and have never stopped loving you; I never will. It just wasn't smart to put you in a position that would put you in a lot of danger. I have been trying to call you for a while now, but Charlie just said that you weren't there or you didn't want to talk to me. A couple of weeks ago, I called and Charlie said you were gone. I didn't know what to think. I looked all across Washington, and the most part of the Western and East Southern parts of the U.S. I couldn't find you. I told the rest of my family that they were not to have any contact with you because I thought that that would make it easier for everybody. When I couldn't find you, I thought the worst, and I thought you were dead. I hopped on a plain that was supposed to go to Italy; I was going to go to the Volturri…"
"What the hell were you thinking? The Volturri!" I yelled
"Shh, love. Just let me finish." I quieted, but was still angry.
"As I was saying; when I was on my way, I saw Tanya, and discovered that she was on her way to Italy too. I never like her, but Carlisle would have been disappointed in me if I had been rude to her. So, we talked. This wasn't a direct flight, so we landed in Africa. When we got there, we found another clan of vampires and they talked me out staying in Africa. So I decided not to, until I knew for a fact that you weren't alive. I really didn't want to see my family, so I just stayed there and practiced my tracking. One day, I got a call from Rosalie saying that Alice had gone to visit you and that both of you were coming to Alaska. So, Tanya and I hopped onto a plane. You know the rest from there."
"Wow," was all I was able to get out. I didn't know what to say; I was speechless.
"Okay. So now tell me what the hell happened to you. I mean…did you just leave Charlie like that? When you wanted to become one of us, the only thing you said was that you would miss him, and then you just up and left him?" He asked.
Here it was; I knew I was going to have to tell him eventually.
"Well. Um…you see…Charlie and I had a big…how would you put it…disagreement," I said, not knowing quite what to say.
"Oh, about what?" He asked. I knew I couldn't lie to him.
"Well, there really isn't an easy way to say this…"
"Come on, Bella; you can tell me anything. You know that right?"
Okay, Bella. You can do this; just say it.
"Well, I made a mistake that I don't regret one bit. Charlie didn't approve of it and now he's mad," I said quickly, trying to get this conversation over with.
"Okay, that's a start. What was your mistake? Wait don't tell me got married did you? Please, not that Jacob guy."
I laughed, slightly.
"No, Edward Uh, I actually kind of got ppr…"
"Pr.. what?"
"Pregnant," I said quite bluntly. He stared at me burning a hole threw my face but it was like he was seeing past me like I wasn't even there.
"Oh. How…how many weeks are you?" I had a feeling that he had changed the question mid-sentence."
"About nine weeks," I said, hoping he would understand that he was the father, instead of having to ask me.
"Wait. I was in Forks nine weeks ago." Yes he got it! I watched his face change from one expression to the next.
"How could you do that to me?" he asked. His voice was barely above a whisper.
"What are you talking about?" I asked. Did he really think that I cheated on him?
"Nine weeks ago, I was in Forks with you. That means that you slept with someone while we were together. I don't blame you, because I don't deserve you, but you could have told me. Can you at least tell me who the father is? Is it that Newton kid, or is it Black? I will rip them both to shreds." I was about to start laughing at his absurdity. But then I got an idea.
It's revenge time now. No more Mrs. Nice Bella. And from the baby kick I just reseaved from my little miracle he or she agreed with my plan.
"Oh, it's Mike Newton's."
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