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BPOV
Jakes house looked familiar as we rounded the cliffs of La Push. Even more familiar was the walk to the front door and the welcoming hug given by Jake as I walked inside to the familiar living room.
That's when my eyes saw her. Those beautiful locks, those gorgeous brown eyes, there was no way that I could imagine ever forgetting her.
"Nessie," I gasped as I ran over and took her into my arms.
"Mum," she smiled hugging me back.
She had obviously heard about my memory problems by now and held me for a while, sending images through my head of what she was feeling and how glad she was that I could remember her.
"The bond between a mother and child is like no other," Claude spoke.
"Then what about the bond between husband and wife?" Jake asked before turning to me to apologize at his words.
"It's okay, really I am fine," I said smiling but inside was really torn apart in confusion.
"You can't remember dad at all?" Nessie asked me, her eyes widening.
"No, I am so sorry. All I can remember is…" I started turning to face Jake, before shaking my head, defiantly a blush moment if I was human.
"It's okay, but as you can see," Jake said pulling Nessie of the couch and into his arms, "we are together."
Jake pulled Nessie closer so their bodies were pressing together before pressing his lips firmly to hers into a feverish kiss.
"Okay guys I get the idea, I really don't want to see my daughter having a make out session with her boyfriend," I giggled and they pulled away.
It was now clear to me that Jake was completely off limits and my life with him as husband and wife was well and truly over and was defiantly not meant to be.
But on the other hand I still had no memory of my supposed husband Edward.
"I think we can leave now," I said to Claude as I looked at Nessie and Jake looking into each other's eyes.
Apparently I once had that too.
Silently we both went back to the car and returned to the Cullen mansion.
***
After a day at the Cullen mansion I started to get my memory back.
I knew who Caterina was since she was in my other life for a brief time as well, and little flashbacks of her party were coming back to me. As soon as I went shopping with Alice my recollection of my memories of her came back too.
As soon as Rosalie through a knife at Emmett, narrowly missing him and stabbing into the wall, I remembered her. At first she was a little offended I only remembered her for her violent acts, but then was relieved that she wasn't forgotten anymore.
I recalled memories of Emmett just before that incident when Alice's hair shampoo was replaced with slime in order to pay her back for making Rose not have sex with him for another month. However Rosalie borrowed the shampoo and therefore threw a knife at Emmett.
I remembered Jasper as soon as I saw him practicing combat moves outside I the clearing, Carlisle after I walked into his office and saw all of his pictures and Esme as soon as I saw her renovating one of the upstairs rooms.
Through out all of this, Edward stood by watching in silence. I still couldn't recall any special moments we had spent together. Carlisle had suggested, based on previous events that had triggered memories, that familiar emotions and places got them back.
Edward started by taking me to a beautiful meadow. He made sure to be a gentlemen while escorting me there, lying a respectable distance away as we gazed at the sun shining through the trees.
He seemed so perfect lying there, eyes closed as he sparkled. He spoke softly and told the story of the first time we had come here, but I couldn't remember any thing to both our disappointments. I could tell how depressed he was by this, but he put on a brave smile and continued to try and get me to retain any memories of him.
We passed through Forks High, the clearing, our cottage, and his old bedroom in the Cullen mansion. He ran while I was on his back, took me back to my old house with Charlie when the new owners were out.
Everywhere we went seemed so familiar, I could have sworn I knew it, but any thing about Edward just slipped away from me. Each time I could see him stand a little shorter, his shoulders sink a little further and his smile fade a little more.
We hunted together then went back to the house. Every one was waiting eagerly to see what the day's events had brought, but they all silenced when they saw the looks on our faces as we came inside.
Edward bid me goodnight even though he clearly knew that we didn't have to sleep and retreated to his old room. I felt the missing piece inside of me, the hole that was forming, but as much as I strained my mind Edward just wasn't there.
"You just need to relax Bella, a little spa in my room will surely help," Alice smiled.
"Yes! That will surely do the trick, maybe you're just a little stressed," Caterina assured me.
"I'll go get every thing!" Rose said running out the door.
"Can I come too?" Esme asked.
"Sure!" Caterina answered.
"And me?" Emmett added in.
All of us turned at once to face Emmett with a pleading smile on his face.
"Oh come on guys, my cuticles are just shocking and my skin could really use some moisturizer right about now," he said his hand in front of him, his eyes staring intently at it.
"Oh my gosh you really need to have sex with Rose before you turn completely gay," Alice laughed and we all joined in.
"Well thanks to a certain some one you saw to that not happening for a while," Emmett frowned.
Rose walked back into the room with a clueless look on her face and lots of bags that looked like they were full of products.
"Okay girls, yes not you Emmett, we have a mission to complete! Rose get the mud bath ready, Caterina get some relaxing music in here, hand me those products now! Esme please prep every thing so I am ready for Bella once she has soaked herself in mud. Let's go LET'S GO!" Alice ordered sounding more terrifying then a national football coach.
Soon enough I was soaking in a bath full on mud. Surprisingly it didn't feel dirty at all, but quite good. It felt cool on my skin and was at a more comfortable density then water (for a vampire anyway.)
The room was set up with candles and soft music playing. I closed my eyes and sunk further into the bath, the mud feeling squishy between my toes and fingers. My peace was soon disturbed though by hushed voices.
I leaned out of the bath and turned the music slightly down.
I immediately recognized the voices as that of Edward and Carlisle. They were talking so low it even strained my vampire ears to hear them, but I could still make out the words.
"You have her back now, just give her time," Carlisle said.
"Time? I always knew the only reason she was with me was because there was no one else. I am a monster! If Jake wasn't with Nessie…" Edward said almost hyperventilating.
"Edward. She chose you. She is going through a hard time now; do you think it is any easier for her than it is for you?" Carlisle scolded him.
"Some times I do think she has the better hand, not remembering. I have to sit here every minute watching her, remembering what we had, knowing, but yet not being able to have it. That is torture," Edward sobbed.
If I could cry I would be. I was starting to believe I did have the easy side here, that I was suffering the least. In an attempt to drown out his voice I turned up the music and sunk under into the mud.
The mud filled my nose and ears as the darkness surrounded. It was the blackness that I needed, that I longed for right now. If this spare was really meant to get me away from this, then this was the way to do it.
Of course I wouldn't die under here, I didn't need to breathe, but I still felt that the cool calmness was the closest to death I would ever feel.
And it didn't feel too bad.
This couldn't go on forever. I would have to remember him sooner or later. But what if I didn't? Could I go on like this, could he?
"Bella?" I heard Alice's questioning voice as I rose up from under the mud.
"Oh my, there you are. You look like one of those swamp monsters from those scary movies. Here, transfer yourself into this bath, wash the mud off then put on a robe and come into my room," she said wheeling in a bath that looked as if it was filled with milk.
She placed and olive green towel and a matching robe beside it before exiting the room.
As I got out of the mud one and got into the milk one, I could hear Alice enter Edward's room and quickly tell them off for discussing such matters where I could hear them, or where every one could by the looks of it.
I rinsed off, dried myself and put on the robe ready for the rest of my spa treatment. Maybe all I needed to do was relax.
***
After a load of facials, manicures, pedicures, volcanic rock treatment I felt so calm it was ridiculous.
But still no memories.
"We all done?" I asked Alice who shook her head.
"There is one more thing I have been meaning to try," Alice said rolling in a cart with a blanket over it whilst her head was stuck in a thick book.
"Try?" I asked feeling all of a sudden scared.
"Ever heard of acupuncture?" she asked.
"No no no no no no and no," I said immediately fearing for the safety of my own body.
"Awww come on, you're a vampire, we can always take the needles out," she smiled.
Needles.
I still remembered that in my human life I had a fear of needles and blood. Since I had gotten over my blood phobia I assumed my needle one had gone to, but obviously not.
"Don't make her do it Alice," Esme said and I mouthed a thank you to her.
She really was a lifesaver.
Alice pouted but her expression soon changed when Rose came up to her and whispered something into her ear.
"Oh Emmett, still want to join in our spa?" Rose called out and Emmett came whizzing to the door.
"YES!" he said a giant smile beaming on his face.
"Well then take a seat," Alice said with a mischievous grin on her face.
Usually I wouldn't miss an opportunity to witness another of the battles between Emmett and Alice, but I really didn't feel like laughing.
Rose was on top of Emmett as he laid face down on the massage table.
"I think I am going to like this," he said as Alice took out the first of the needles.
"I know I will," she said as I went to leave the room.
"Wait, Bella, you're not sticking around?" she asked as I was at the door.
"Nah, you guys have fun," I said and winked before leaving.
Halfway down the staircase I heard a massive scream and a few crashes, then some more screams between Rose and Emmett and some high-pitched laughter, which was obviously Alice.
Having nothing else to do I sat down at the piano and started to play a tune. I wasn't sure how I knew it or how I had comes to learn how to play the piano, but it defiantly was relaxing to do so.
As my fingers flew over the key all the bad stuff seemed to float away as the melody filled the room and brought it back to life. I closed my eyes and kept playing.
The song came to an end, and I opened my eyes to find Edward sitting on the chair next to me. I instinctively flew off the chair and into the wall. Alarmed by reaction Edward immediately rushed over, then confused as to if I wanted to be near him stopped in his tracks, while apologizing the whole time.
"No, don't be sorry, it's fine, you just surprised me that's all," I said getting up and brushing my robe a bit.
"I shouldn't have done that, I know what it's like to be so entranced in the music that you block every thing out," he smiled.
"So you're a musician then?" I asked.
His face seemed sad, but he quickly composed himself.
"Yes, I actually taught you that song," he said shyly.
"Oh," I answered and sat down next to him as he began to play another which I didn't remember as well.
"Can you teach me this one too?" I asked admiring the song.
"If you would like," Edward said surprised as he took my hands in his hand began to show me where to play the notes.
Edward didn't, but I noticed every one else in the household watching and talking about us as he taught me the tune. His hands fit in mine so perfectly, I knew we were made for each other, I just had to remember.
We finished the song and Edward noticed every one watching.
"We'll continue this another time," he said before racing off into the clearing.
I sighed and continued to stare at the piano, trying to play the song he had just briefly taught me, but it wasn't the same with out him. After a few bars I gave up and decided to give in to going shopping with Alice.
***
We arrived home later that day, entering through the house with a massive amount of shopping bags on each arm.
"Some new outfits for you then?" Esme asked and I shook my head.
"This is all for Alice, there's more in the car" I said and Jasper's eyes widened.
After we had brought all the shopping bags in Jasper proceeded to count them.
"456, 457! Alice that's a new record for shopping bags just from Port Angeles in one trip!" he exclaimed.
"What can I say, I just felt getting rid of all my old stuff," she laughed as she ran up to Jasper who embraced her and kissed her.
They looked so perfect for each other, that's why I got embarrassed when Edward caught me looking at them from the other side of the room.
"Do you mind if we go some where a little more private to talk?" he asked politely.
"Of course not," I said before he ran off into the forest.
I followed him until we reached our cottage. I had only come here once before, when Edward had taken me the first time, but besides that I really hadn't taken much notice to it.
It was beautiful and sweet and cozy. I could tell as we walked through the front door that this is exactly how I would have designed a house if I had one. The color scheme was to my liking and all the furniture to my taste.
"Remember anything?" he asked sitting on the lounge.
"No, sorry," I said sitting next to him.
"Well, that's what I am here to talk to you about, I am perfectly okay with that," he smiled.
"What?" I asked confused.
"Bella, you may not remember me, but I remember you. Maybe this life for us isn't completely over, why does it have to end now? What I am trying to say is, I would like a chance to make you fall in love with me all over again, a chance to make new memories. You don't have to accept of course, and we could end it at any time, but maybe just dinner or a movie to start of with…"
I cut his ramblings off by planting a soft peck on his lips.
"Is that a yes?" he asked and I giggled.
For the first time in a long time I saw that half crooked smile of his come on his face.
And I remembered.
YAY!
SHE REMEMBERS! WOOO! This story is not ending yet, do not fret! (Wow
that rhymes!) You know what to do!
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