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EPOV

I opened my eyes blearily; the sun was brightly streaming through the curtains and the birds outside my window were happily chirping.

I smiled as Bella snuggled even further into my side and gripped my waist even tighter in her sleep. She was so beautiful; so incredibly beautiful.

Having to compose my anger last night was the hardest thing I had ever had to do. I needed to remain calm for Bella, but I just wanted to find Jacob Black, rip his throat out and feed him to the wolves. Why would anyone feel the need to hurt such a perfect, angelic, selfless, beautiful and loving creature?

I stroked her face softly not wanting to wake her but feeling the distinct need to touch her. I wish I had told her my feelings so much sooner, I wish I had never made the mistake of running that day – if I hadn't of ran back to Lauren her Father would never of fixed her up with Jacob – I mentally spat his name with bitterness and disdain – and if she had never met Jacob she would never of been hurt. I just can't help but feel responsible in some way for every horrifying thing that has gone wrong in Bella's life these past few years – If I had just been honest with myself and her…..

"Edward…."

I looked down at Bella with a huge grin on my face expecting to see her beautiful dark brown eyes looking up at me but both her eyes were still very much closed.

"Edward"

She sleep talked; my angel sleep talked and it was my name she was uttering.

"Edward I love you."

My insides fluttered like a teenage school boy with his first crush. I know she had by some miracle already told me how much she loved me but it melted my insides to hear her say it when unconscious.

"I love you sweetheart." I whispered very quietly while kissing the top of her head. She was more than perfection in every way.

BPOV

I was vaguely aware of someone else's presence – I was wrapped tightly in their arms.

"Ummmm, what time is it?" I asked groggily.

"It's a little after eight."

A little after eight. "A LITTLE AFTER EIGHT." Holy shit Jake's breakfast. I darted up in bed and started to hyperventilate. I was breathing in sharp deep breaths only it felt like the air wasn't reaching my lungs. Jake really hated it when I didn't make his breakfast on time and I was scared – scared of what he might do to me. I was trying to unwrap myself from the duvet but it just kept getting tangled in my feet.

"Bella, Bella."

I heard a voice in the distance, but it was really hard to hear over the pounding in my ears. Hands reached out to grab my face and I flinched back instinctively. Please don't hurt me, please don't hurt me. I kept chanting over and over in my mind.

"Bella, you need to calm down sweetheart."

Sweetheart? Jake never called me sweetheart and with that realisation everything from yesterday came flooding back all at once. Edward, I was with Edward. My breathing gradually slowed to a normal pace and I managed to regain control of myself.

I looked up towards Edward's eyes to see pain, concern and aguish within the green depths.

"Edward, I'm sorry…I…"

"Shhhh, it's OK Bella, you don't have to apologize." He wrapped his arms around me and rocked us both back and forth, while placing soft, gentle kisses on my head.

"I ruin everything."

"No Bella don't say things like that I can't bear to hear you say things like that. Don't cry honey."

I hadn't even realised I was crying but sure enough my body was racking with sobs.

"I'm so sorry I have ruined what should be a perfect morning – our first morning together and I ruin it, I ruin everything. I'm so flaming useless."

"Bella, you have to stop saying things like that, it breaks my heart to hear you talk about yourself that way, to put yourself down when there is no truth in it. You haven't ruined anything; you just need to calm down Bella."

It took me a few moments but I eventually managed to cease my sobbing until a few traitor tears were left trailing down my face.

"I'm sorry about that….I….Jake always wanted his breakfast on time and for a moment in my groggy state I thought…I thought that nothing had changed...that I was still with Jacob and…I…I…panicked….I'm sor…"

He silenced my apology by bringing his lips to mine. The kiss was mind-blowing - not sexual or erotic but filled with affection, warmth and devotion. He seemed to know exactly what I needed and as his lips were moulded to mine I felt every cell in my body tingle with emotion at his touch and his scent and all the worry I felt over Jake seemed to be forgotten as he was kissing me.

He pulled away a few moments later but I wasn't ready to end the kiss yet so I grabbed his face with both my hands and crashed my lips to his; I nibbled very lightly on his bottom lip before brushing his lips gently with my tongue – asking permission to which he accepted. I don't know why but time seemed to stand still with Edward's lips on mine – I felt dizzy and light-headed and in that entire moment I knew that even though I wasn't good enough for Edward, I could not let him go for as long as he wanted me because Edward was my kindred spirit (my soul mate). It wasn't just love I felt for Edward it was true love – out of the park, over the fence, can't eat, can't sleep sort of love – and that was worth hanging onto with everything in my power.

"I love you." I spoke in a rush as soon as his lips had left mine.

"As I love you."

We paused for a long moment neither of us speaking until I broke the silence.

"I used to stay up at night while Jake was sleeping and I would do nothing but think about you. I used to try and list every single one of your bad qualities in my head, but I never…I never got very far because the truth is in my eyes you never ever had any bad qualities and I love every single thing about you. Half of me used to spend every night wishing I didn't love you, but the other half wanted to love you because….because I was worried that if I ever let go of the love I felt for you then I would never feel my entire life the way I felt that one night I shared with you. I know I'm probably not explaining this right but I just needed you to know that…that the three years we spent apart just made the love I felt for you grow and grow until it reached the stage that I couldn't love you anymore because there's no more room left in my heart to love you anymore than I l already do. I know I'm rambling but….you told me everything you felt for me in detail yesterday and I just wanted you – no needed you to know how I feel about you."

"I wish I could take back what I did to you, I really do especially when I hear you say how much you love me. I don't deserve you Bella, but I won't deny that I could not be happier than I am right now; here with you."

We leaned towards each other, our lips barley touching as…

KNOCK…..KNOCK…..KNOCK.

"Edward….Bella" Alice's shrill voice sounded from outside the front door.

"My sister has the worst timing, you do realise that that's twice she's interrupted us. Is it really unfair to want you all to myself?"

KNOCK…KNOCK…..KNOCK.

"Coming" I hollered.

I then turned back towards Edward. "I better let them in."

As I untangled myself from the duvet Edward grabbed me by the arm and dragged me back towards him so I ended up straddling him with my hands resting on his chest. He grabbed the back of my head and brought his lips to mine, I moaned into his mouth as I pulled away….

KNOCK…KNOCK…KNOCK…..KNOCK…..KNOCK

"Guys are you in there?"

"She's going to….." Before I could finish his lips were on mine again….I pulled away…. "She's going to knock the door down if I don't let her in soon."

His lips found mine again and my arms snaked around his neck as we shifted position so that I had rolled myself off of him and we were lying on our sides kissing feverishly – kissing Edward was like nothing I had ever experienced in my life but Alice was outside and this had to stop before it was taken any further.

I shoved his face away with my hand and quickly bounded off and away from the bed – so he couldn't grab me again – while he moaned in frustration.

"Damn Sister."

I quickly grabbed my jeans from the bed post and pulled them on within a second before running towards the door.

KNOCK…..KNOCK….KNOCK….

"Edward….Bella, are you in there? Is everything OK?"

KNOCK…..KNOCK…..KNOCK

"Morning" I smiled widely at them as I opened the door. They were all there Alice, Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie – looking rather worried I presumed because it took so long for me to answer the door – their faces changed to looks of amusement though as I opened the door.

"WOW Bells you're glowing, you look beautiful, waking up next to Edward really agrees with you."

I looked at Rosalie in bewilderment – unsure of whether she meant it as a compliment or not.

"Don't worry Bella I meant it as a compliment." Almost as if she had read my mind.

I stepped aside to let them all through; Emmett placed his hand on my shoulder…..

"How are you this morning Bells?"

"Better thanks Emmett – much better. I had a minor panic this morning when I awoke but Edward quickly calmed me down."

"I bet our Eddie boy did." He chuckled and patted my shoulder while my cheeks flamed bright pink.

Edward came out from the bathroom at that moment, walking over to me, pecking my lips and whispering in my ear….

"Your blush is beautiful."

I blushed even more at his comment and excused myself to get fully dressed and ready to leave for my former home.

"OHHH Bella before you disappear to get ready, Rose and I brought you some clothes we thought you wouldn't want to wear the same clothes as yesterday, especially the same underwear." She whispered the last part in my ear so the males wouldn't hear as she handed me the clothes they had brought me.

"Alice…Rose I….I…Thank you so much, you shouldn't have."

"Of course we should that's what sisters are for."

A quick breakfast and a car ride – which seemed to take forever – later, the six of us, were standing outside my former home. The Chevy was gone which meant he was work like I was expecting I was not however expecting my clothes and belongs to be strewn across the front lawn.

My eyes scanned the front garden looking through the broken debris that was once my belongings until my eyes settled on what was once a jewellery box but was now a broken mass of wood.

I sank to my knees on the front path running my hands across the bits of the wood, I felt Edward's presence as he sank down next to me and lifted my face up with his large hand; presumably so he could study my eyes.

"This was a jewellery box before Jake threw it out of the window. It had a story behind it – a love story would you like you hear it?"

"I would love to sweetheart." Was Edward's short and sweet reply.

"Me too" Rose and Alice both shouted in synchronisation.

"The jewellery box was given to me from a very old lady – Julia. Julia resided in a care home in Phoenix which I volunteered at before I moved to Forks. I would go in and read to her everyday and in return she would tell me stories." I paused to take a deep breath.

"She had no family; her husband had died many years before and she never had any children. Julia was originally from France she met her husband during the Second World War; her husband was an American - Tommy - who had parachuted from a plane and had landed on a French farm, he had injured his ankle while landing. It was Julia's parent's farm and Julia herself was seventeen years old, she nursed his ankle back to health while teaching him French and in return he taught her fluent English. Their love was true and instantaneous and when he left to fight in the War again he promised her he would return and marry her once the War was over."

"Only while he was gone fighting, Julia's parent's farm was bombed and both her parents were killed so she was forced to go and live in Paris with her Uncle. Tommy wrote letters to her only she never received them because he was sending the letters to the farm. He didn't give up though when the War was in fact over he spent every last penny of his money on plane fair to France to find Julia. He went to the farm to find nothing left of it the bomb had destroyed pretty much everything. He refused to give up looking for her though, he managed to get a job and he found a place to live."

"Two years had passed when he had finally given up hope in finding her. He had arranged to leave France that week and planned on going back home – here in America. That very morning he decided to visit Paris before left, he had nothing to lose so he thought he might was well see the sights. He was walking along the high street when he passed a bookshop, he glanced inside and that was when he saw her, her eyes met his at that exact moment and she flew through the shop door and launched into his arms he picked her up and twirled her around and they were married that week. He made her this jewellery box out of his love for her."

I paused as I blinked back the tears that were threatening to spill down my cheeks.

"Two weeks before she died she told me this story and she said she wanted me to have the jewellery box. She said it was a symbol that true love never fades and that you should have faith because if you find your kindred spirit and it was meant to be the destination would always work out in the end no matter how hard to journey."

"That's so sweet." Rose whispered when I had finished.

"Yeah it is and I hate Jacob so much at this very moment, How could he? He knew what this jewellery box meant to me, and he just tosses it out the window, just because he's wild with fury. – it's ruined."

Edward stroked my back in longer circular movements.

"Shall we go inside?" Alice chirped.

"What's the point? All my possessions are out here on this lawn – there won't be anything more inside - Jake will have made sure he got everything before throwing it out the window."

"But it rained last night most of your clothes are soaking wet with grass stains." Rose spoke with such venom.

"We will just have to salvage what we can." I tried to sound upbeat but deep down what Jake had done really did hurt me. I can't afford any new clothes and the irreplaceable effects – the jewellery box could never be replaced. A lilac object caught my eye on the far left of the grass – I slowly floundered over towards it, upon reaching the object I realised it was the lamp Edward had bought just last week.

"HOW DARE HE – THIS IS THE LAMP YOU BOUGHT ME LAST WEEK!" I was so incredibly outraged.

"Bella it's OK I can easily buy you another one."

"THAT'S NOT THE POINT. THE POINT IS HE HAS THROWN ALL MY POSSESIONS OUT OF THE WINDOW AND LEFT THEM DISCARDED ALL ACROSS THE FRONT LAWN LIKE I'M SOME FUCKING CHEATING WHORE." I was screaming in frustration.

All five of them were watching me in anguish as Edward approached me slowly wrapping his arms around me to calm me down. He kissed the top of my head and stroked my hair.

"You don't need me to tell you you're not some 'fucking cheating whore' as you so gracefully put it. Bella, you haven't deserved anything that has been thrown you're way this past year and I am so sorry at the thought of what you have had to endure, and your still suffering due Jacob Black but once we quickly sieve through your belongings we can leave and he will be out of your life for good…"

I opened my mouth to say something but he placed his finger over my lips and carried on talking.

"And you will spend the rest of your life being loved, cherished, adored and worshiped by non-other than Edward Cullen."

I laughed as he placed sweet kisses to my nose and forehead. I flushed deep scarlet as I realised the others were here watching our little display of affection, but while that realisation hit me; my flesh erupted in Goosebumps and I got this really eerie feeling that somebody else was watching our display of affection but maybe with not the same look of amusement and mirth.

I looked around checking to see if I could see anyone; but I couldn't and yet I could not shake the feeling that somebody else was watching us.

"Are you alright Bella?" It was Jasper's thick southern accent that shook me from my paranoia.

I smiled timidly while rapidly nodding my head.

"Yeah I'm fine thanks Jasper."

He smiled attentively back at me, while I got to work on loading some of the huge black bin sacks – Alice and brought with us - with my possessions.

As I was bagging up the things that I could possibly salvage I had this deep churning in the pit of my stomach – almost like something bad was going to happen but I just couldn't put my finger on or work out what. I was being paranoid that much I knew but I couldn't help but feel I was being paranoid with good reason.

It took us nearly the rest of the morning to sieve through my possessions on the lawn – I didn't even have that much - It was just that nearly everything was ruined and we had to separate the stuff that could be salvaged from the stuff that had been damaged and ruined beyond repair and that seemed to take a while.

He had thrown all my books out so they had gotten wet, spoiled and ripped. I loved my books and Jake knew that he did this to punish me - but I hadn't done anything wrong – at least I don't think I had he was violent and abusive – could he really expect me to stay with him in his clutches. Maybe he did expect that. I had never even contemplated leaving him until I had been reunited with Edward.

The spoilt books had upset me but having to discard the pieces of broken wood which were once a beautifully handmade jewellery box broke my heart. Julia would have been so upset. For some unknown reason she thought I was an exceptional young lady and her eyes would light up with excitement whenever she laid eyes on me. The old folk's home could not have been that exhilarating and I believe she truly enjoyed my company. She asked me to take good care of the jewellery box and I hadn't. I had failed her. Damn Jacob Black to the fiery pits of Hades.

"Bells We've finished bagging up you stuff and loaded it all into Edward's Volvo…." Rose paused for a minute and was seemingly studying my face. "I am sorry about the box Bella I do realise it meant something to you."

"It's OK Rose it wasn't your fault."

"Seen as we have taken the day off from work we thought that we would take you shopping for some new clothes."

"Rose that would be great it really would and I truly am grateful for everything you have all done for me – I love you all – but I really can't afford any new clothes right now. I need to get to work on another book so I can afford to pay my way…."

"Just stop right there. Family members buy nice things for other family members. You are my sister therefore I would like to take you out to buy you some nice clothes if you so worried you can call it an early birthday present."

"My birthday isn't until September."

"Then call it a very early birthday present. Now stopping arguing with me and get in Edward's very shiny Volvo. You, Alice and I will go clothes hunting for you and the guys can go and do their own thing and we will all meet up for a late lunch, then we will go on to do some more shopping and then we will meet up with the guys again for dinner.

That night I trudged into Edward's apartment absolutely exhausted. Edward chuckled as I threw myself down into the sofa cushions.

"Rose and Alice sure do love to shop."

"I know I think they bought you a whole new wardrobe." He agreed while bringing the last of the bags.

"OHHH Don't say things like that. It makes me feel even guiltier they shouldn't have been buying me anything."

"He plopped down next to me and kissed my cheek; they wanted to and you have nothing to feel guilty about."

I thought over that for a moment.

"Do you have to work tonight?" I asked realising I didn't really know anything about his work schedule.

"Yes I do but I was thinking of ringing in and feigning ill so I could spend another night with you."

"No you can't do that, you go to work I will be fine."

"I don't want to." He rasped while nibbling on my earlobe.

"Well tough because you're going. I will be fine. What time is your shift?"

"I start at 10.00pm so in a couple of hours. I will be home by 7.00am."

"Do you want to watch some TV with me before you go?"

He scrunched up his face for a long moment and I wondered what he could possibly be debating and then suddenly he started shaking his head at me.

"I can think of others things I would rather do with you before I go to work."

He smirked the famous Edward Cullen grin and before I knew it I was being lifted and carried in the direction of the bedroom.

"Edward let me down." I kicked, squealed and giggled at him but in return he started to tickle me and we both crashed to the bed in a laughing heap. Once we had recovered from our fits of giggles he cupped my face with his hand.

"You are so beautiful."

I blushed tangible shades of red and he smiled at my embarrassment.

He stared at me for one long moment….

"I want you" He breathed

"I want you too."

That was all the encouragement Edward needed and he proceeded to remove his clothing. I followed his lead in a much more embarrassed manner – was it stupid to be nervous when we had already been in this position three years ago? Stupid or not I was insanely nervous.

Once we were both undressed he continued to kiss every part of my body; he started at the base of my neck, moved down past my shoulders, kissed my breasts my arms, my stomach and my lips with such passion and affection. There was no doubt in my mind about how much he loved and cared for me.

Minutes later we were moving together in perfect rhythm and synchronisation; as one whole person rather than two. We both shuddered as we reached our climax – my heart started to race, my breathing got much heavier and I couldn't resist the moans that escaped my mouth. My back arched with one final shudder and I couldn't help but scream Edward's name in sheer ecstasy as stars shot across my closed eyelids reaching the peak of my orgasm. I think somewhere in the distance he was shouting my name but it was drowned out by my own cries of pleasure.

He collapsed against me moments later breathing heavily with his head in the base of my neck.

"I love you he whispered in my ear."

"I love you back."

We held each other silently; neither of us needing to say anything just wanting to be close to each other and we stayed in that same position – with his arms around my waist spooning me - until he regretfully needed to get ready for work.

"I could still call in sick."

"No you can't." I laughed as he poked his tongue out at me and started to pout.

"I will still be here when you return home from work Edward."

"I love you." He quickly slipped out of the bed and made his way towards the bathroom showering and dressing for work while I slipped into my new pyjama's – which I had picked out earlier today.

I was admiring the book he had bought for me yesterday when his arms suddenly wrapped around my waist and I jumped at the unexpected contact.

"Sorry I didn't mean to frighten you but I have to go now." I nodded my head as he continued….

"I love you and I will miss you." I laughed at his absurdity.

"I love you too, but you're shift will over before you know it and you will be so busy you won't even have time to think about me."

"I will do nothing but think about you." He protested before kissing me, telling me again that he loved me and departing through the door for work.

I locked the door and put the catch across the door after he had left and settled down to watch some TV.

KNOCK….KNOCK….KNOCK

Edward hadn't been gone long maybe he had forgotten something I slowly made my way to the door but stopped short when I heard the last voice ever wanted to hear.

"Bitch, I know you're in there, I've seen him leave, you're alone, let me the fuck in."

I panicked, he was heavily banging on the door and with his strength and a bit more work he could easily have it off its hinges. I looked around not knowing what to do. How the hell did he find me here?

The door was giving way it wouldn't be much longer now and he would be in here with me. I ran for the only other door with a lock - the bathroom – taking the phone with me…..

AN – I am really nervous about this chapter I don't think it's that well written. I hope nobody found the whole story with Julia and the jewellery box boring and drawn out but I felt it needed to be said so you could gain an understanding of what it meant to Bella. Please review and let me know whether you loved or hated it. Thanks.