Previously; "Kaity, I was just wondering…"

"Yeah Dad?"

"Are you still planning to go back to Los Angeles in 5 months?"

His question caught me off guard. I hadn't actually given that any thought yet.

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"I don't know. I actually haven't given it much thought." I admitted.

"I understand. You have had a lot on your mind… but I just think you should think about it…"

"You're right. I don't know Dad. I mean I've lived my whole life in L.A… but at the same time what am I going to do there. All my family, everything is here. What would even be left for me there?"

"Well I suppose that is something only you can answer Kaity."

I thought about my life in L.A. the friends I had made. The memories I had formed. I was happy there- to some extent. I mean I never felt really at home, or like I belonged, but I loved L.A. there was always something so fun and exciting about it. I had a beautiful house and car there. I had a life there.

I thought about all the fun times I had there as a kid. Riding my bike in the back yard.

Going on field trips to Disney land and Hollywood Avenue. The first time I drove my car down the streets with my windows down, the sun in my face and the cool wind in my hair. I smiled at the memories. How could I live anywhere else?

Then I thought about the new memories I had formed in Forks. The small town barbeques, the snow fights. Meeting my family. Feeling the hospitality and warmth of all the people in this closely knit big family. The people of Forks were all like one big family. The town had this sense of home and belonging. I had made some of the greatest friends here. I had met the first guy I could actually see myself with here. How could I leave this place?

I decided that I wouldn't try to make this decision now as it was a very complex one.

I suddenly noticed that we weren't on the highway anymore; we were entering a Macdonald's drive through. "What are we doing here?" I asked confused.



"Getting you some food." My father responded obviously.

"Oh. You didn't have to stop, I'm fine." I said, too bad my stomach rumbled at the most inopportune moment, giving me away.

Edward laughed as he rolled down the window to speak into the order microphone.

"What would you like?"

"Umm... I'll have a Mc Chicken meal with fries and coke." I answered.

He ordered my meal and drove up to the next counter to pay and retrieve my food. He handed me the brown paper bag and rolled up the window, heading back to the highway.

I ate my meal happily, sipping on the deliciousness of coke every now and then. I soon realized that we were already in Alaska. It had only been 4 hours since we left school. Was he really going that fast? I peeked over at the speedometer, which now read 220.

"Oh my god!" I began panicking.

"What's wrong Kaity?"

"220?! Dad are you trying to get us killed?"

He laughed and increased it to 230. "Dad!!" I protested.

"Kaity relax! We're not going to die! I always drive like this. Though I suppose I should have expected you to react like Bella to my driving habits."

"What?! Dad can you PLEASE slow down! Please?"

He chuckled and dropped it to 200. "Kaity I'm trying to get to Denali tonight."

"That's impossible Dad!"

"Really? We're already in Alaska. We only have another hour maximum…"

"Dad I understand you're quite eager to find mom but please, can we try to do that without risking our lives?"

"Kaity will you please relax. I've been driving like this since I started driving in the early 20th century. It's a vampire thing. The 'need for speed'. I'm not risking your safety or mine. I've never even gotten a ticket."

I started to calm, realizing I wasn't going to my way.

My father pressed a button on the display, turning on the radio.

"Your pick." He said to me motioning me to play around with the radio.

I decided to leave it on the current station, an 80's station. Playing Time after time by Cindy Lauper. The music continued playing old love songs as I drifted off to a dreamless sleep.

I awoke when the car came to a stop. I found a blanket draped over me. That's funny, I hadn't noticed that there even was one in the car. It was dark outside. We had stopped outside what looked like a motel. The driver's seat was empty but the 

windows were rolled down. I could hear Edward's velvety voice in the distance. It was cold- colder than forks. I got up and found a jacked draped over the dashboard. I smiled and put it on, getting out of the car.

Dad was just inside the entrance. Talking with the concierge. I walked over to him quietly, trying not to interrupt, but I didn't go unnoticed.

"Had a nice sleep?" Edward gave me an easy smile, but I still noticed the tension in his eyes. The tension I had expected to see before.

"Yeah! Where are we?" I asked looking around.

"Clearview Hotel. I didn't think it would be appropriate to just arrive at Tanya's doorstep." He explained.

After checking in and settling in to the room Dad left me to freshen up, then we took off for Tanya's house. The eagerness in the atmosphere was easily detectable as he drove at 110.

We soon reached a big white house. It was bright inside, despite the darkness of the night that surrounded. It was 9pm now. Dad was quick to turn off the engine and open my door for me. I hopped out quickly so as to not slow down his rush. We walked up to the big wooden door more slowly and Dad knocked quietly twice as I held my breath- anticipating what I might find behind that door.

Before too long, a familiar, beautifully pale woman with dark brown hair and topaz eyes answered the door. As soon as she did, her eyes widened and her jaw dropped. She looked back and forth between mine and Dad's faces and stared at us, the hospitable smile that had been in place vanished faster than I would have thought imaginable. I knew what the expression on my face looked like so I peeked at my father's; it mirrored mine and the woman's.

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