A/N: Welcome Back Everyone! First, a HUGE apology for keeping you all waiting long! As you know my computer is down so it's been a little more difficult to write new chapters. And unfortunately the next chapter will not be posted until after the New Year. Second, THANK YOU for everyone that has R&R! Lastly, a HUGE Thank you to my "beta' GAjujubee for her immense help with TCY and TB! Okay, so on to the next chapter!
I do not own anything Twilight...
After that day the next two flew by in a fit of nerves. I was missing the whole gang and was filled with excitement when I found out that Emmett and Rose were moving back to Forks. Since Rose had gotten a transfer from her job it made things much easier for them to come back. They were going to move in with her father until they sold their house in NY and could buy one in Forks. Unfortunately, my house only had two bedrooms so I couldn't offer them a place to live. When I spoke to them about it they both agreed that Rose's father house was much bigger for them.
Alice and Jasper promised to follow as soon as they could but promised to come down the week after Rose, Emmett and Edward arrived. I still hadn't meet Allison but I did get to speak to my princess once since I returned back home. I remembered the conversation and couldn't stop the smile from forming on my face.
I was sitting down in my home early on a Sunday morning when my cell phone rang. Alice's name showed up on the caller id.
"Hi Allie!" I sang as I sat back on the couch.
"Auntie Bella?" I heard the voice of a little girl. I knew the voice.
"Allison!" I smiled as I sang her name.
"Why haven't you called Auntie Bella?" she asked with sadness in her voice.
"Oh honey I haven't been feeling well, but I'm so sorry for not calling. I missed you baby." I quickly said feeling extremely sad for not calling her.
"I've missed you too, Auntie Bella. When are you coming home?" she asked still sad.
"I'm not sure sweetie. But mommy, you and daddy are coming down to see me next week. I've missed you so much and can't wait to see you! I love you sweetie." I said as I felt the pain that being separated from her caused.
"Oh great! I get to see Auntie Rose, Uncle Em, Grandma Esme, Grandpa Charlie, you and Uncle Eddie!" she squealed, this time excited.
"Yes you do, and I for one, miss having you in my arms."
"Me too Auntie Bella. Hey auntie, do you think you and Uncle Eddie can give me a cousin? I would really like one?"
"What?" I asked taken aback by what she'd said.
"NO mom!" I heard her say and then Alice was on the phone.
"Bella?" Alice asked.
"Alice, what did just say?" I asked still in shock.
"Umm…we've had a conversation about babies, that didn't turn out right." Alice stammered.
"What conversation?"
"I kind of told her that when people are close friends and even live together that they make a baby. Bad explanation and bad idea, I was grabbing at things." She chuckled nervously.
"Mama!" I heard Allison yell and then the muffle sound of someone holding her mouth shut.
"Bella we have to go, Jasper is calling. We'll see you next week. Love ya." Alice said.
"Love ya too." I responded but the line was already dead.
Something didn't seem right about that conversation but before I could think anymore about it Edward called. And just like that, the conversation with Allison was put to the back of my mind.
Not that I had forgotten that conversation, because I was far from forgetting it. I just figured I would get the information I needed once Edward was here, because I was going to find out.
During the times that Charlie and Esme were at work I found myself utterly bored. I spent time getting to know Charlie's girlfriend, Sue. She was really sweet but was to much like a grandmother then a mother. She spent some afternoons with me and I enjoyed some of our conversations but when Edward called I was grateful. His calls were what I always looked forward to each day.
Finally the day that he, Rose, and Emmett were to arrive I made sure the house was perfect and made my way to my appointment.
When I got to Dr. Tanner's office she was already waiting to see me. Dr. Tanner was my primary doctor since I was little and I was beyond happy that she was still in Forks. When I first met with her after my return from New York she was very worried about my amnesia but after running more test she agreed with Dr. Atera's results; my amnesia was only temporary but would take a little extra work on my part to come back.
After my weekly check-up, Dr. Tanner told me she would be away in New York for a week to visit her granddaughter so she was leaving me under the care of Dr. Weber, Angela's mother. I wished her a great trip and skipped out of the office to head to the airport. I jumped into my BMW and phoned Charlie to let him know how my appointment went.
"Hey honey, so how was it?" he answered on the first ring.
"It was good. We went over things to do to help my memory and then she told me she was going on vacation for a week. Dr. Weber will be checking on me until she comes back." I said as I drove towards the airport.
"Well that's good for her. How are you feeling?" he started again in his fatherly tone.
"Good dad, don't worry. I'm on my way to pick up Rose, Em and Edward."
"What are you doing on the phone and driving, Isabella?" Charlie suddenly shrieked.
"Sorry, I'm getting off now." I said rolling my eyes at my fathers fit.
"Sorry, doesn't make it right Isabella. Don't you ever call me while you're driving! Do you not think before doing things!" he yelled.
Suddenly it hit me why he was so upset. I felt the lump rise in my throat and held back the tears. He was thinking about the accident.
"I'm sorry dad, I didn't think. I'm going now okay. Love you." I apologized.
"Never again, Isabella. Love you too." He said and then hung up the phone.
I quickly wiped away the single tear that had fallen and concentrated on the road. This vulnerability that I was experiencing after the incident was very new to me. There were times where I cried for no reason at all and that annoyed me. Then there were the nightmares that I was still having. The truth is I wanted Edward to be back because he was the only one that chased them away. I missed him, much more than I ever thought possible.
When I arrived at the airport I parked my baby in the garage and made my way to the terminal Rose had told me earlier in the morning. As I waited for them to arrive I skimmed over the arrivals and departure screen. Suddenly my eyes were covered and everything went black. I jumped getting ready to yell when I smelt it. A very familiar smell, not something I had smelt recently but a smell that felt like I was use to. It was Acqua Di Gio cologne. It was Edward.
"Guess who?" she whispered into my ear, and I just about melted at the sound of his angelic voice.
I recovered quickly and decided two can play the game. "Umm I don't know, Mike Newton." I smirked remembering how he had mentioned he did not like Mike Newton in high school.
"Hmm…does Mike Newton make you smile like this?" he asked.
This time his lips were close to my ear. I could feel his breath brush against my skin and felt like I was heating up. Fuck he was making me lose focus. "No." I mumbled not being able to concentrate anymore. Trying to break up whatever it was that was happening I turned around to face him. Edward removed his hands and looked over at me with a smirk on his face. "Prick." I chuckled shoving him back gently. "You scared the crap out of me."
"Sorry. Am I forgiven?" he smiled at me with a pout on his face. A fucking sexy ass pout!
"I don't know. You almost gave me a heart attack. Something like that is very serious." I said pretending to still be mad at him. The pout was getting the best of me though.
"All's forgiven." I sighed in defeat.
He then raised his hand to my face and moved away the strand of her that had fallen in front of my eyes. And just like before I was pulled into the green orbs.
A second later Rose and Emmett cleared their throats to announce their presence. I laughed as I looked over at them. "Sorry…"
"Interesting…" they both mumbled and grinned at me. Why did everyone keep saying that?
I had to figure out what the hell I was missing before I went crazy. It was time for me to start being observant and start getting to the bottom of what this huge secret was. I needed to know.
I gave a Rose a hug before Emmett's beary arms captured me and squeezed the breath out of me.
"Emmett McCarty put her down NOW!" Rose warned as she gave him a death glare.
"Sorry women! I just missed my little Bellie." He grinned before I pinched him. "Ouch women!" he yelped.
"My name is Bella. Emmy." I smiled at him and then placed a kiss on his cheek.
"Ugh…where did the joking around go?" he mumbled and then smiled.
"We're kidding baby, but you have to remember that Bella was just in accident. She's still fragile." Rose said hugging Emmett.
"I am not fragile!" I rolled my eyes at them.
"Just agree." Edward whispered into my ear making my body temperature rise.
"So, what are the plans for today?" I asked as we walked out the terminal.
"Well Rose and I are going to settle in. Maybe we can do something tomorrow?" Emmett offered.
"Sure." I sighed.
"I have to get settled in as well. I would love the help?" Edward suggested as he walked next to me, very close to me.
"Sure!" I smiled at him.
He smiled at me and again I felt my insides melt. What was it about Edward Cullen that drove me insane? I sure enough was going to find out.
When we left the airport we decided to pick something up to eat at McDonalds and then dropped Rose and Emmett off at her house. Once we were in the house I offered to help Edward with his bag but of course that was out of the question. What was it with men and making women feel fragile?
"So your stuff got here yesterday and the movers put it in your room." I said as I opened the door to the house.
"Yeah they called me. So do you want to relax for a bit or get to work?" Edward asked grinning at me.
"Lets get to work, Cullen." I smiled.
"Yes ma'am!" he joked and headed up the stairs.
We spent a whole hour getting his clothes out of the boxes and into the closet and small drawer in the room. When we were working on his personal belongings I came across a silver box and curiously opened it. Inside were five silver charms; one heart shape one with pink diamonds, one that spelled love, one with a snow man, one in shape of a butterfly and one that read forever. They were beautiful. I ran my fingers through each one and saw the little "B" engraved in each. That when it hit me.
"Bella you are my life and I want you to know that letting you in was the best decision I ever made. I remember the first time I laid eyes on you. You walked into that classroom that first day and you're presence stirred something in me. Of course because of circumstances I steered clear of you but I couldn't help the attraction I somehow felt for you. When I finally got the chance to know the real you that feeling just grew more and more each moment I was near you. I tried to fight it but as we know feelings like I had aren't easy to fight. I remember seeing you on that stage the day of Rose's party and instantly knowing that I was in love with you. I haven't stopped loving you since that day and I will love you forever. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I want you to know that I'm ready for whatever we are hit with. I'm ready to face the world with you." Edward whispered as he held my hands in his.
The hand that held a silver charm bracelet. The bracelet I had found in my box when I arrived in Forks. The bracelet in which these charms belonged on.
I looked up at Edward and knew that I was right. His eyes held, hope.
I slowly got up and motioned for him to stay there. I walked over to my room and grabbed the bracelet from my jewelry box.
"You aren't just my friend." I whispered as I walked into the room with the bracelet in my hand.
"Bella…I…" he started to explain but I cut him off.
"These belong to me, right?" I asked holding onto the charms.
He nodded and I continued.
"I knew since the night at the hospital that something was missing. I knew that there was something between us. I felt it in every fiber in me. The way you looked at me, the way you cared for me and stood by me. But most of all the way I was drawn to you. There hasn't been a minute that I haven't thought about you, craved your company and craved to hear your voice. All my nightmares are gone when you're with me, and that's because when I'm with you, everything in my world is right." I said as I walked over to sit next to him on the bed. "All the missing photos, all the mumbling and snarky remarks, all of them were because I couldn't remember loving you." I whispered.
"Bella everything you are saying is true but there's more. I think that you need to know all of it." Edward said before I cut him off again.
"I don't want to know the rest Edward. It doesn't matter." I said looking at him. "If things happened before the incident, I don't want to know what. The only thing I know is that if I'm feeling this way for you, even after…forgetting you…then nothing else matters but that I love you. That I loved you before the incident and that I love you after." I smiled while the tears ran down my cheeks.
"Bella, I think…" Edward said placing his hands on my cheek. He gently wiped away my tears and looked into my eyes. When he did, I felt pulled into them again. This time it was different, this time my body was being pulled to his and then my lips touched his. Kissing Edward was like being engulfed in sea of pure ecstasy. The way his soft lips felt against mine, the way they moved in sync, as if they were made for mine. I craved more of him; my body craved more of him.
"Bella" Edward whispered against my lips but it was no use. I wasn't listening. "Bella, love" he tried again and this time my heart stopped, making me freeze.
This time I pulled back and sat on the bed. "Sorry." I whispered and then smiled at him. I felt like a villain trying to seduce him. If this was how it felt to kiss Edward then I knew I was in big trouble.
I was completely head over heels in love with Edward Cullen.
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