"Fuck! Goddammit, Move the fuck out of the way!" Edward yelled out as he kept coming up behind idiots that, no doubt, had no fucking clue how to properly operate a vehicle. The cars were moving so slow and he was running out of time... he had to get to her.

His phone rang from the passenger seat, where he had tossed it when he first got in the car, and he grabbed it quickly, taking his eyes off the road briefly to see who was calling.

Jay

"Yea.." was all he said as he answered. He tucked the phone between his ear and his shoulder and brought both hands to the wheel.

"She's on Coastal Airlines, Flight 313. It leaves in fifteen minutes. I already set everything up for you so just pick up your ticket at the counter and hurry the fuck up."

"Thanks man..." was all he answered, then he ended the call and tossed the phone back on the seat.

The signs announcing that the airport was just a mile away made him speed up a little more. He was almost there... he would make it.

He had to.

Her chest got tighter and tighter as she watched the line of people waiting to board the plane disappear one by one down the Jetway.

For the millionth time, she stared down at her cell phone and wondered if she was doing the right thing.

"Last call for all passengers for flight 313 to Los Angeles." The woman's voice called over the intercom and Bella's chest got even tighter. She looked next to her toward Mrs. Cope, who held Masen's sleeping form in her arms, and she gave Bella a smile.

"Whatever you want to do, Honey, it'll be fine." she said soothingly. Bella smiled, although she knew that the statement 'It'll be fine' couldn't be further than the truth at that moment. The man she loved was getting married- He would be a married man by the time her flight landed in LA... and the pain she felt from knowing it was excruciating.

But she had to think of what was best for Masen...

"I'm ready. Let's go." She said as she stood, holding her arms out for her son. With him placed in her arms, Bella made her way to the front, handing over her boarding pass.

"Enjoy your flight, Ladies." the woman said, and slowly, Bella began to inch forward.

As soon as she passed the doorway, she stopped and turned around looking back towards the inside of the terminal. She had seen so many movies and TV shows where the lead character went to get on a plane, only to be stopped by the love of her life as they ran through the airport, screamed their name and expressed their love. They'd beg them not to go and the lead character would cry and run into their arms and there was no doubt that they would have their happily ever after.

But the fact was that this wasn't a TV show or a cheesy romantic movie...

So she turned back around, gave a reassuring smile to Mrs. Cope who had paused along with her and continued walking back towards the plane, just as the door behind her slammed shut.

In movies when it's announced that someone is at the airport to stop someone they love from jumping on a plane, the crowd cheers, they rush the person to the front of the line... they might even bypass security completely.

Edward wished he was in a movie.

By the time he made it to the terminal, he had no time left. The screen announcing the departure and arrivals had shown that flight 313 to Los Angeles was boarding and scheduled to leave on time.

'On time' was five minutes ago.

He rushed through the terminal, searching for gate 12 and when he finally reached it, he skidded to a stop in front of it and approached the desk.

"Please. I'm supposed to be on this flight." He told the woman as he pointed to the closed door.

"Sir, I'm sorry but it's already pushed off. We're going to have to get you on a later flight." His eyes watered and he dropped his head into his hands at the news.

"When is the next flight?" He choked out as he wiped under his eyes.

"The next flight is in three hours. There are available seats so you won't have to be on standby. Do you want me to book them for you?"

"Please." He said, and watched as the plane slowly inched forward, towards the runway. After confirming his place on the next flight out, Edward took his seat and pulled out his phone. He sent Jay a text, unable to trust that his voice wouldn't crack as he explained what had happened.

The response came almost immediately.

Sorry Man. Call me when you land and I'll see what info I can get for you.

He tucked the phone back in his pocket, laid his head against the back of the chair and began the wait to get to his family.

Bella's flight had landed just after 5, LA time. The hours following, she barely got the time to think. After locating the luggage, the car that Rose had sent for them, and setting Mrs. Cope and herself up in a hotel room, she was exhausted. But her day wasn't over. It was just after 8pm when she finally got Masen to go to bed. The Pack n Play was located in Mrs. Cope's room since Bella would have to leave straight from there to the new building to meet Rose.

It was well after 1 am by the time Bella reached the hotel. She was dragging herself through the lobby, the only thing keeping her moving was knowing that a nice plush bed awaited her just a few floors up. The elevator dinged and opened up on her floor and she trudged out, passing Mrs. Copes door and rounding the corner to hers...

There, slumped over in front of the door, sat Edward.

"Edward?" She called out, her voice breaking at the end. She couldn't believe he was here. She took his appearance in, his crumpled up tux, disheveled hair... and he still looked amazing. He stood from the floor, eyes locked on hers as he stalked over to her.

"Bella..."

"What are you doing here?" She asked as she remembered that today was his wedding day. He should be on his honeymoon right now... not here in the hallway of her hotel.

"I was stupid..." he said, his eyes dripped with remorse as he stared and she found herself shaking her head, deep down knowing what was happening but not at all ready for what it would do to her.

"What happened, Edward? You're supposed to be in New York. At your wedding..."

"I was so fucking stupid, Bella," he began and the look in his eyes told her he wasn't done with what he had to say. So she let him continue, "I thought I was doing the right thing, you know. I felt like I owed Tanya... for being patient with me while I tried to get back to normal... after you,"

Tears pricked Bella's eyes and he inched closer to her and rested his hand on her cheek.

"It was wrong, Bella. Everything about it was so wrong and I knew it but I let it go on in fear that I would never get another chance. Then I found you again," Her tears began to fall then.

"I know now that I should have called everything off the second you came back into my life. It had always been you, Bella. Since that night... you captivated my thoughts, my mind, my heart." Her body met his as she tilted her face up to meet his eyes.

"I love you, Bella." She shut her eyes as his words hit her, fought the emotion coursing through her, but lost as a sob escaped her throat.

"I know this might be a little too much for you and I'm prepared to wait. I'm prepared to work for it and make you see that I want you. I want you and Masen... I want us to be a family."

Bella looked up at him then, gripped the sides of his face in her hands and pulled his face to meet hers.

"I love you too, Edward." She said, closing the distance between them and pressing her lips against his. Her hands disappeared into the wild mess of hair atop his head as his hands roamed from her hips to her back as he pulled her body flush against his. Their mouths moved against one another, only separating for short gasps of air. She had needed this, missed this. Missed him.

A door down the hall opened, and they pulled apart with a loud smack as their eyes darted to the head that had popped out of the room, no doubt checking to see what the noise was about. They watched as the person's face turned red in embarrassment and quickly disappeared, the click of the door echoing through the hall.

"Maybe we should-"

"Let's go inside-"

They both laughed and Bella dug into her bag for her room key.

She opened the door, then went to walk in but stopped when she realized Edward wasn't joining her.

"Aren't you coming?" she asked, watching as Edward stood awkwardly to the side, hand buried in his hair as he fought himself on what to do next.

"I-uh. I should actually go downstairs and get my own room. I sort of just ran up here and waited..."

"Um. OK," The sting of rejection was strong but she knew it was the right thing for both of them. There was a lot to discuss, a lot of decisions to be made.

"Are you too busy tomorrow? Maybe we can spend some time together? You, me and Masen?"

She smiled at him and nodded her head. With the promise of tomorrow running through her mind, she kissed his cheek and then watched him as he stepped onto the elevator. Once it had closed, she turned back towards her room, unable to keep the smile off her face.

It's been a rough week for me and this chapter was supposed to be longer but I had to cut it off there to be able to post today. As soon as I'm finished with the next one, it will be posted no matter what day it is.

At this point, there is only one chapter left and I plan on having two epilogues but I may just combine them into one giant one.

I also plan of there being one or two outtakes. Some of you have asked to see Tanya being kicked out of Edward's house so I'm planning on writing that. If any of you want to see something else, let me know and I'll try and get that out.

Thank you for reading!

xoxo Ana