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7 Years, 4 Months and 2 days and Forever
Chapter 20
BPOV
I holed myself up in Edward's room till he came home. I watched everything outside from the glass window wall. Every movement I jumped at. It didn't matter if it was a leaf falling, a bird chirping or the wind blowing. I still jumped. I held my arms to my chest and wondered why this had to happen. Why couldn't we be happy and in love like it was in the past. There was no imprinting from Jacob. There was just Edward and I. I jumped again when I felt Edwards cold arms wrap around my own that were still around my chest. He kissed my neck and turned me to face him.
"Bella you okay?"
"Sorry, yes I am okay. Just a little jumpy."
"Understandable."
"Do you know who was following you?"
"It wasn't Jacob." Edward said his voice grim.
"How many?"
"At least six of them followed." He paused. "Jacob is at the border. He is waiting for one of us to slip and leave you alone."
I looked at him. I knew he wouldn't leave me alone. I knew that I was always going to be with him. "Alice had a vision after I hung up with you. She saw a battle."
"I know." He said quietly. "The battle is not definite Bella."
"Jake imprinted on me. He wants me. He will go to any lengths to get me." I paused. I was getting upset over nothing. I breathed and gathered my thoughts. "I don't think he fully imprinted on me Edward. He would be trying harder. He wouldn't have been so complacent last night. I may have been in shock but I did hear what you told him."
"Bella I didn't realize you heard."
"It's okay. I think I only heard part of it. This imprint is different. It's not as strong." I stopped talking and thought about when Jake had explained imprinting to me the first time. "From what I was told before I left Forks was that an imprint and the imprinter would be inseparable. I don't want to be anywhere near him. I remembered something else while I was waiting for you to come home." I paused again. "The imprint is off limits to the rest of the pack. They can't hurt me. Only Jake could come and get me." I said. It was like I was releasing a gold mine. "I had forgot that we had that whole discussion when I was with him. He had explained Sam's imprint with Emily."
Edward's face was grim. He didn't know what to say in reply to the information I just dropped on him. "Edward?"
"So if the pack can't touch you, then why are they following us?" He questioned
"They don't want you to take me away from Jake."
Edward growled then spoke. "They want to take you when you're away from me."
"That is why I don't want to leave you." I said. "Wait I have an idea." If I spoke to the first imprint they have to be told everything. The whole plan. I grinned.
Edward was watching my thought process and started to worry I had gone bonkers when I didn't elaborate. "Bella what idea do you have?"
"I want to see Jake's wife Lisa. The first imprint."
"No." He said firmly.
"She will have the information we are looking for." I pushed. "She will be told of the plan even if she doesn't want to know."
He thought about it for a minute and realized I was right. "Not by yourself."
"Of course not." I smiled. I liked it when he saw my way. It was rare but I liked it still. "I want to invite her to have coffee and talk with her. I'm pretty sure she will know by now what is going on. Imprints are told what is going on. Since I am an imprint now I have to be told what is going on. Even if it has to do with me." If Jake wanted to play this game of watch and capture I was going to beat him at it. He was not going to ruin my forever with Edward.
"One question. How are you going to get her to come see you?" He said with raised eyebrows.
"My dad is the chief of police. How do you think?" I grinned at him again. I was going to use Charlie's ability to get a phone number. I would have to call from Charlie's but I was hoping that she would say yes. I needed her to say yes.
"When?"
"Today. While they are distracted."
"Okay. Lets go then."
I was going to Charlie's. He was the key to what I needed to do first. I called him from the car and asked if he could get me Jake and Lisa's number. He had it from Billy so I took it down and thanked him for it. I hung up the phone and gave the silver phone back to Edward. He just finished putting it in his pocket when he pulled into the driveway. My car sat in the driveway where I had left it a few days ago. It hadn't moved. I hopped out of the car and opened the front door and went directly to the phone. I dialed the number quickly. If I didn't I would probably loose my nerve.
"Hello?" She answered
"Hi Lisa. You don't know me. Please don't hang up. I need to speak with you about Jake." I said quickly spilling over the words.
"Your Bella aren't you?" she said on the other line. Her voice was distant but came closer. She was about to hang up.
"Yes." I gushed into the phone. Thank goodness she didn't hang up.
"Where would you like to meet? I've wanted to meet you for quite some time."
"There is a little café restaurant in town. It's called the lodge. Do you know it?"
"I do. I can meet you there in a half an hour. Jake is on patrol. He won't be back for awhile."
"Is it alright if I bring someone else with me?"
"Of course Bella. I know you will bring him. I'd like to meet you both." She said not happy or sad that she was coming to meet us.
"Thanks. I'll see you there."
I hung up the phone in the kitchen and turned around to see Edward leaning against the doorframe. I smiled. He looked so handsome just standing there. I walked around the table and into his arms. I took one moment to enjoy being in his arms before the meeting started. "One part down. I am hoping she knows what is going on."
"I'm not letting you out of my sight Bella." He warned. He didn't need to. I knew he wouldn't leave me alone. I didn't want to be left alone. I wanted to be by his side.
"I told her you were coming. She actually wants to meet you too."
I was glad he was coming with me. He could ask questions that I didn't dare ask. I left a note for Charlie saying we were here but had left. We drove the five minutes it took to get to the restaurant and got a table for three. I ordered some water and Edward said 'no thank you' to what the waitress offered. Now we had to wait. It felt like we had been waiting for an hour when she finally walked in. I could see why Jake imprinted on her. She looked a lot like me. Chocolate brown hair, chocolate brown eyes and the same height as me. She walked up to me and smiled.
"Are you Bella?" I nodded. "And you must be Edward." He nodded with out saying anything.
"Lisa thank you for coming. I wasn't sure you would."
"I wasn't sure I was coming. When I hung up the phone Jake called and told me that he was going back out on patrol. I didn't tell him that I was meeting you."
"Lisa I'm sorry. I didn't want to put you in this position. This can't be easy for you."
"No it's not. You are what Jake wants right now. What he has always wanted even when he imprinted on me."
"He knows I don't return the favor Lisa. He just won't believe it. He wants to save me from Edward and his family."
"Bella I have to ask. I'm sorry but I do. Did you ever love him?"
I cringed slightly. Edward was sitting beside me and noticed. I never did love Jake. Sure as a friend yes but in love with him no. My heart belonged to Edward. It always had. It always would. Even my sub-conscience knew that. "No I never did. As a friend yes but in the way you and he are, No."
"Thank you for being honest."
"Lisa I have to ask you. From one imprint to another what are they planning? I need to prepare myself."
"I shouldn't be telling you. But I want Jake with me. I want him to forget you exist. I know that won't happen but I can try. They want to take you and keep you on the rez, so the vampires can't have access to you. They don't want you changing into one. They are waiting for one of your coven to slip up and leave you unprotected." She paused and looked at Edward. "You can't cross onto Quileute land so it would be easy to keep Bella safe there." She said. There was a flaw to their plan. They didn't know Edward and how protective he was. "I don't want him to do this. It's not right."
"I love Edward Lisa. I will not go with Jake. Not now. Not ever." I paused to look at Edward. "I'm marrying him. Did Jake tell you that?"
"Yes. I am happy for you both. You're very lucky that you found him again. I better go before Jake or one of the others comes to check on me. Which they have been doing a lot of in the past day or so."
She was getting up to go. I had to say one last thing and hopefully I wouldn't have to do this again. "Before you go Lisa I have something to say. I don't think this is a real imprint. I think he just doesn't want to loose his first love." I told her.
"I hope your right Bella. I really don't want to fight. I think you are a nice person. Both of us don't deserve this. You are taking it better than I did."
"I have a great support system."
She gave me a hug before she left. She smiled at Edward and went out the door. I saw her drive off and Edward and I left a few moments after that. We didn't say anything till we were almost home to the Cullen house. Alice came out of the house in a hurry. Edward pulled to a stop and he looked like he had been destroyed inside.
"No that will never happen." He said furiously. "It can't."
"It could change Edward. It is not set in stone. It could change."
"What is going on?" I asked
"When you hear this…." Edward trailed off. "It won't happen not with me here."
"What? If it has to do with me please tell me. I have a right to know."
"Bella there is going to be an accident." Alice said. Edwards's eyes had gone dangerously dark.
"Enough Alice." He barked at her.
"She needs to know Edward."
"No. We are going to do this on own terms." He said nearly taking the front door off the house.
"I know that. But she still should know."
"Know what? I'm standing right here." I almost shouted.
Edward growled and stormed off leaving me with Alice in the front hall. "Tell me Alice what is it? What does Edward not want me to know?"
"An accident involving you. You have the possibility of dying." I knew she was editing. She always edited when it came to her visions and me. It was partly Edwards fault for telling her to edit too.
"Stop it. Stop editing it just for me. Tell me the whole thing. I need to know if it involves me."
"Alice don't." Edward said reappearing from behind me. His eyes were dangerous and dark even though he had hunted this morning.
"She has a right to know Edward."
"I will tell her. Go tell the others." I watched her leave reluctantly. She kept looking over her shoulder at me. I heard her call out Carlisle's name and the others before I turned back to Edward.
"Edward what is going on? Please tell me."
"There will be an accident involving you coming between the dog and myself." He was editing now too. I was getting mad. I was right here. Obviously they wanted to tell me. But the editing had to stop. I was a big girl. I wasn't in high school. I could handle it better than most people.
"Tell me everything Edward. No more secrets remember." My voice was rising. I was starting to get hysterical. They weren't telling me something. Something to do with me. Something bad. An accident could mean anything.
"It's not going to happen Bella. I will make sure of it."
"That is not telling me Edward. We promised. No more secrets. No more lies. Remember." I bawled up my fists and held them to my side. I wanted him to tell me now.
"I remember Bella." He paused. "Okay I'll tell you." He sighed again. His eyes didn't lift from the floor. They were still so dark and dangerous. "The battle is coming soon. During the fighting you are hurt. By who I don't know. You try to come between the dog and I. You want us to stop. Your body is crushed. According to the vision Alice had you don't make it" He said to me. He didn't look up once. He was too afraid that I would be afraid.
"Edward you said Alice's visions were subjective. They change all the time. This may change." I was being very subjective upon hearing of my own death. I was calm. Something I shouldn't be. I should be frightened, scared. I should be crying. But no I was calm. Edward was moody, Alice was in the dinning room and I was still calm. What was going on with me?
A/N
Ok so what do you think about this chapter? If your all wondering about the car that Bella got as her gift it is real. Mitsubishi does make a car called an ECLIPSE. I saw it the other day and thought it fit perfect in the story. I was starring at the cover of the Eclipse book when I wrote that chapter and red stuck out. That is where the ribbon red came from LOL. So now you know the vision. Will it come to play later on or will it change again? Please read and review.
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