EPOV
I only had two weeks left until I could see my Bella. Two weeks until I could finally hold her in my arms again. I just wanted to see her face. I hadn't been able to talk to her on ooVoo for about a week now. I got her letters, and I always wrote back, but it just wasn't enough.
I was lying in my tent when my chief called me out. "Have a seat, Cullen," he said. I watched him warily while I sat down. "As you might know, Sargent Jacob Black was hurt very badly the other day. We have decided that we are going to send him back to the states, and we're going to do something that we've never done before. We asked him to pick someone to go back with him to Washington and make sure nothing bad happens along the way. He's picked you."
I was quiet for a minute, just watching him and trying to process everything he had just said. "I get to go home?" I asked quietly.
He smiled at me, "Yes," he said, "And since you're going home to take care of Black, you won't need to come back to war anymore, your contract will be complete. Of course you can sign up again if you want."
I was shocked. "What exactly do I have to do for Jacob?" I asked.
"You'll just take the plane home with him and make sure everything goes smoothly. After he's safely in the hospital you may leave. You don't have to do this though."
"What? Oh I'll do it."
He laughed a little. "You leave tomorrow."
I left the chief and went to a phone. I dialed Emmett's number and waited patiently for him to answer. "Emmett's whore house," he said, "You pay 'em we lay 'em, how may I help you?"
"Em," I said.
He was quiet for a second. "Edward?" he said, "You okay, bro? What's going on?"
"I'm going to tell you something, but you can't tell Bella."
"Are you hurt? What happened?"
"No. I'm fine. Em… I'm coming home."
BPOV
One week and 5 days until Edward comes home. I can tell you down to the minute too, but I don't want to seem obsessed.
"Bells!" Charlie yelled, "You need to leave for school."
I rolled my eyes. "I'm not two, dad," I said, "You didn't need to tell me when to leave for school."
"I know," he said, "But I also know that you'd rather stay home for the next two weeks and wait for Edward. If I didn't tell you to leave you never would." I glared at him and he laughed. "You know it's true. Oh! And you better go to your detention after school."
I groaned. "I know," I said, "I'm leaving now."
"Have a good day," he said.
"I'll try," I mumbled.
….
After school I sat in detention try to ignore Mike as much as possible, which was very hard since he wouldn't shut the hell up. "So, Bella," he said, "How's life treating you?"
"Fine," I said.
"Still waiting for your boyfriend to come home?" he asked.
I turned and glared at him. He knew exactly what to say to get on my nerves, everyone did. Everyone in this school knew that if you wanted to piss off Bella Swan all you had to do was say something about her overseas boyfriend. I really don't know why they tried to piss me off so bad. They also knew that when they pissed me off my boyfriend's brother would show up and bitch out who ever upset me.
"You guys are free to go," the principal said.
I got up and walked out to my truck. "Bella," Mike said coming up behind me, "You have to realize that he might not come back. Things happen when people go away like that."
I threw my backpack in the trunk of my car and turned to him. "Edward is going to come home," I hissed.
He smiled. "Well when reality kicks in and you want a real man, I'm here," he said.
I glared at him. "How do you think you're more of a man then Edward? He's off fighting for his country and you're here harassing girls that hate your guts."
He just turned and walked away. I stood there for a minute, fuming. I knew that everything Mike said could be true. I knew there was a chance Edward wouldn't come home. I knew he was risking his life somewhere. But did I want to think about that? HELL NO!
I reached into my pocket and pulled out my phone. I started dialing the number that I knew better then I knew my own name. I needed to hear Edward's voice. It was the only thing that could calm me down. He was like my own personal medicine. He took the pain away and helped me feel better. I put my phone to my ear and waited for the voicemail to pick up while I paced the parking lot next to my car. It rang and I thought it was going to go to voicemail but then it rang again. I stopped walking and looked at the screen to make sure I was calling the right person.
My life 3
No, I was calling the right person. Why was his phone ringing? Did someone turn it on? Why would they need it on? Then I heard it.
You lift me up when I am weak
Your arms wrap around me
Your love catches me so I'm letting go
You lift me up when I can't see
You heart's all that I need
Your love carries me so I'm letting go
I turned around and gasped, my phone falling to the ground.
EPOV
I got to the hospital early on Tuesday morning. I made sure that Jake was okay and had everything he needed. "You good?" I asked for like the hundredth time.
He laughed a little. "I'm fine," he said.
I wrote my cell phone number on a piece of paper and put it on the table next to him. "Here's my number," I said, "If you ever need anything you can just call me." Then I looked at him for a minute. "Why did you pick me to come back with you?"
He smiled. "I knew that out of everyone you probably needed to go home the most," he said, "Not physically but mentally. I know you need to see your girlfriend. I think you might go crazy if you don't."
I smiled and chuckled. "Yeah," I said, "She's amazing, I really love her. Maybe I'll bring her to meet you some time."
He smiled back. "That would be cool," he said, "Thanks for making sure I was okay."
"Thanks for taking me home," I said.
Then a nurse came in, "Mr. Cullen," she said, "There's a guy down stairs looking for you."
I smiled at her, "Thanks, I'll be right down," I said. Then I looked back at Jake, "I'll see you around," I said.
"Go get your girl," he said.
"Oh I plan on it," I said.
I walked down stairs to the lobby and saw my brother waiting for me. "EDDY!" he said. He came over and hugged me.
I laughed. "Hey, Em," I said.
"We've missed you, man," he said, "It's no fun when I can't pick on your ass."
I laughed. "Love you too," I said.
He smiled, "Here," he said, "I brought you your phone and there are some clothes in the car if you wanna change."
"Thanks, bro," I said, "And you didn't tell Bella right?"
"Nope," he said, "Alice, mom, dad, and Jasper know. And mom told Charlie so she could get him to let Bella stay on a school night. She said he sounded happy you were coming back. Bella's been… Well…. You know."
I frown as we walked to his jeep, "Has she gotten any better?" I asked.
"A little," he said, "She's gotten good at pretending to be okay, but we can all see through it. She really is trying though."
I climbed into the jeep and started to change into the shirt he brought me. I'd just leave on my Army pants, changing them was just too much work. "Is Tanya still being a bitch?" I asked.
"Oh yeah," he said as he pulled out of the parking lot. "All of her friends have ganged up on Bella for it. They all know how to get on her nerves. They just say something about you. They tell her how you don't really love her or how you won't come home. Jasper actually got suspended for fighting someone who messed with her."
"Jasper did?" I asked surprised, that wasn't like him at all.
"Yeah," he said, "I guess some guy Tyler started saying some really rude things to Bella and Jasper told him to leave her alone. Tyler got mad and hit Jazz so Jazz fought back, kicked the kid's ass actually. He got suspended for two days and Tyler got two weeks for taunting and throwing the first punch."
"I feel so bad for leaving her," I said quietly.
"Don't, man," he said, "She understands. She knows that you love her and you would've stayed if you could, but you had to go. She's just upset that she can't see as much as she wishes she could, and she's worried of course." Then he smiled at me. "You're girls strong."
I smiled back, "I know," I said, "So are me going to her house to get her?"
He laughed a little, "Actually we're going to the school. She has detention today."
"Detention?"
"Yup. Every Wednesday for punching Tanya."
I laughed. "That's my girl."
….
We pulled up to the school and I saw Bella's truck. "Want me to wait with you?" he asked.
"No," I said, "You can go home, I'll just ride back home with her."
"Okay," he said.
"Thanks for picking me up," I said.
He smiled, "Anytime, little bro," he said.
Then he pulled away and sat on the curb and waited for Bella to come outside. After about ten minutes she walked out. Mike was following her and saying something to her but I was listening to what he was saying. I was just watching Bella. She's more beautiful then I remember. She was wearing a light blue shirt with jean shorts and black flip flops.
Then Bella threw her bag angrily into her truck. That caught my attention. "Edward is going to come home," she hissed at him. I had never heard so much hurt and hatred in my girl's voice at once. What had he said that made her so mad?
Mike smiled his creepy smile at her. "Well when reality kicks in and you want a real man, I'm here," he said.
Bella glared at him. "How do you think you're more of a man then Edward? He's off fighting for his country and you're here harassing girls that hate your guts." I smiled at that. I love that girl.
Mike turned away from her and got in his car and drove away. I saw Bella pacing next to her car. I got up to go over to her when she pulled her phone out. Who's she calling?
She put the phone to her ear and then she froze and looked at the screen before putting it back to her ear. What did she hear?
Then my phone began to play Bella's ringtone.
You lift me up when I am weak
Your arms wrap around me
Your love catches me so I'm letting go
You lift me up when I can't see
You heart's all that I need
Your love carries me so I'm letting go
Bella turned around really fast and saw me. She gasped and her phone fell to the ground.
BPOV
He's here. Edward's really here. Unless I'm dreaming. Please don't let me be dreaming. I don't think I could take this not being real.
"Edward?" I whispered.
He smiled at me. "Bella," he said.
Then I ran across the parking lot to him. I threw myself into his arms and buried my face in his neck. "What are you doing here?" I sobbed, "I thought you still had 12 days."
"I did," he said, "They let me go early. I wanted to surprise you."
"This is the best surprise ever," I said.
He pulled back so he could see me, "I love you so much, Bella," he whispered.
"I love you too," I whispered back. He smiled and wiped my tears away before leaning in to kiss me.
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Songs:
Lift Me Up by The Afters