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The phone call, however, is not good at all.

"Hello?" I say without looking at the caller ID.

"Bella, it's me." Edward voice hardly sounds like him at all – he sounds seriously distressed.

"What's going on?" Alarm floods through me.

"It's Alice… She was in a car accident, a drunk driver hit them…" A sob escapes him.

"Oh no," I breathe. "What can I do?"

"I need to get to Texas tonight… And… Please… I'd like for you to come with me. I need you. " He's begging me.

I don't hesitate for a second. "I'll be over at your place in thirty minutes, you arrange my ticket."

We hang up. It's only then that I remember Garrett is right here.

"Who was it?"

"That's none of your business!" I snap at him. I don't mean to but I'm really worried about Alice and Edward and the rest of the family.

They still feel like my family too, even after all this time.

"It was Edward, wasn't it?"

I don't bother denying it. "Yes."

"And as always, you're jumping through hoops for him. You're just a stupid sheep, doing exactly what he says when he says." He sounds more disappointed than anything.

I look up now, irritated and surprised at the same time.

I didn't think he was this bitter about Edward.

"Garrett, please go." I grab my little suitcase and start throwing in socks, underwear, jeans and sweatshirts before heading to my bathroom to grab toiletries.

"No. And you shouldn't go either, just because he asks you to."

"His sister was hit by a drunk driver and is in the hospital. For years, they were my family too. They still are. I have to go." I throw more stuff in my suitcase, including my laptop, phone and chargers. I'll go through it all later.

"No, you don't. He broke up with you. They're not family anymore. You don't have to do anything."

I look up again with tears in my eyes. "Yes, I do. He needs me."

"He doesn't need you, he needs anyone that'll be there to support him right now."

"And I'm one of them, and always will be." I say firmly. "I love him. And I always will. Whether we're together or not, that won't change."

I zip up my suitcase, grab my jacket and purse and open the door so Garrett can leave too.

He does without looking back. I turn and walk the other way.