A/N: Umm, yeah, so sorry about last chapter. I viewed reviews with trepidation but thankfully you were only mad with Bella and not with me.

Here goes...

Sunday 30th December

From: Edward Masen

To: Bella Swan - Gmail

Subject: Bella I'm not mad at you! Please read this! Urgent!

Bella I love you too.

Please get in touch. I'll drive or fly to wherever you are, and we can talk.

Please Bella. Contact me as soon as you read this.

Your, Edward

P.S. Your cell sounds like it's been disconnected?

Monday 31st December

From: Edward Masen

To: Bella Swan - Gmail

Subject: Still not mad, still love you, still desperate to hear from you

Bella maybe I didn't write enough yesterday for you to feel like you can contact me. I thought I'd keep it simple and direct. But in case a longer explanation of how I feel helps, here it is.

I love you so much and I'm not angry with you. The only thing I can't forgive is myself for not acting sooner. I knew it wasn't safe for you there and I was trying to figure out some place else for you to live, but I acted too slowly. I need to explain why.

My mom's symptoms are neurological. Some of the time she still acts like the loving mom who brought us up. That's when she gets upset that we've put our lives on hold to stay here with her. But she randomly gets kind of confused and paranoid (often followed by a seizure, when we have to take her to hospital). It's not anything like you've grown up with - she's not an addict and she doesn't hurt us. But it's also not a situation I can bring you into longterm - you need to live in an environment where you can heal, and Mom can't cope well around new faces when her condition flares up. Otherwise I'd have invited you to live with us in an instant.

I hope to God that this New Year's Eve you are someplace warm and safe. If you aren't, call me and I will be there. If you'll let me bring you back to Port Angeles, then I will. You can stay with me in the studio while we figure out a better solution. if you're happy wherever you are then I won't try to persuade you to come back, I promise, but can't I at least get your new number and stay in close touch?

I miss you so much ma belle, and I'm so worried.

Call me, call me, CALL ME.

Edward xxxxx

Tuesday 1st January

From: Esme Platt

To: Bella Swan - Gmail, ccullen

Subject: Happy New Year

Happy New Year dearest Bella.

Edward said a family situation caused you to need to leave town at short notice. He wouldn't tell us more, but he seems very concerned about you, so I thought I'd check in with how you're doing?

Anything Carlisle and I can do to help - anything at all - just let us know.

Esme xx

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