"What's this?" Esme asks, looking between Alice and me.

I smile at my mother's questioning, confused gaze. "I was just wondering if Bella was feeling the separation too."

"Why would she not?" Esme asks curiously. "She is your mate; she has accepted this and she knows this. And of course she loves you, does she not?"

I smile. "She does. But still, I was just hoping that she didn't feel it."

Esme comes forward, resting her hand on my cheek. "Oh dear, we cannot decide things of this calibre. Some things are out of our control."

"I know," I sigh.


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