A/N: So… do you want to know what happens now? Well of course you do… that's why you're reading silly!

Chapter 10

"Bella!" Craig jumped into my arms as I walked through the Masen's front door.

"Hey Craig." I giggled. "What have you been up to?"

He shrugged. "Nothing." He pulled at my hand. "Come help mommy and me make cookies!"

Edward shrugged and delightfully followed Craig into the kitchen. "What kind of cookies are we making?"

He grinned and I saw pieces of oatmeal in his teeth. "Chocolate oatmeal."

"That's my favorite kind." I took one glance at Elizabeth and saw she was wore completely out. "Elizabeth, why don't you go take a nap. I use to make these all the time with my mom when I was younger."

A grateful smile flashed across her face. "Thanks Bella."

I nodded my head toward the room and turned back around to attend to Craig. "So Craig, what's first?"

He threw the oatmeal at me. "This. Mom already started the chocolate." He pointed toward the stove where a pot of coco was boiling.

"Okay, well let's get everything else mixed and then we'll add in the chocolate." I grabbed a white bowl from under the sink and helped Craig pour the contents in the bowl.

"Are you going to marry Edward?" Craig asked me out of the blue.

I smiled. "Someday." I answered hesitantly.

Of course Craig being Craig picked up the hesitation in my voice. "Why don't you think so?"

I shrugged. "I don't know, just a little nervous I guess."

He tilted his head to the side mimicking Edward's crooked grin. "About what? Don't you think he loves you?"

I hesitated again. "It's not that, it's just…"

"You don't think you're good enough? You think I'm going to leave you?" Edward walked through the kitchen door. "Craig, go show Mom that you cleaned your room."

He turned back to me. "Stop thinking about that Bella." He ran his fingers down my face causing my eyes to close. He placed a light kiss on each eyelid. His lips hovered over mine and he waited for me to close the distance. I crashed my lips onto his just to savor the way my body molded with his and how his lips knew exactly how to mold to mine.

He pulled back from lack of oxygen and wrapped his arms around me as if restraining me. "Don't you ever think like that again. I will always find my way back to you Bella."

I heard small feet step onto the linoleum floor. "Ew, get a room you two." Craig scrunched up his nose and bounded over to the counter.

Edward laughed. "I would, but then the cookies wouldn't get done."

Lunch with his family was wonderful. Although they didn't have much, they still had each other. I had always wanted siblings and just the possibility of being apart of one was a dream come true. It was uncanny how much love was in the atmosphere.

After dinner I was to help Edward pack for boot camp. "What do you need to pack?"

"I don't know, I guess just some clothes for the weekends. I'm sure they'll have clothes for us there. Maybe my old iPod and my favorite picture of us." He frantically paced around the small room shuffling through various items.

Thirty Minutes Later…

"I think I'm all set." He proudly looked at his suitcase.

I shook my head. "Nope, you forgot something."

He tilted his head to the side in the perfect grin. He was the only one who could take my breath away with such a simple gesture. "And what would that be?" He ran up and down the check list again.

I skipped to him my foot getting caught on the leg of his chair and fell into his arms. "Me!"

He laughed. "I wish, I don't think they allow carry ons though." He pressed a kiss on my forehead.

"It's only 13 weeks." I said under my breath.

The door slammed open and Craig pried me from Edward's arms. "Movie time!" He screamed while pulling me out into the living room. He pushed me on the couch next to Edward's dad and then sat next to me leaving no room for Edward to sit next to me.

Edward walked into the room and examined my position. "Nice try squirt. Bella and I have to leave though. We're heading over to La Push."

After I promised to take Craig out for ice cream next week he finally let me leave. I didn't know where the day had gone. When we stepped out of the apartment it was growing dark.

"Perfect timing." I whispered.

His teeth gleamed white. "As always."

Without exchanging words he guided me down the steps and out toward his old truck. "Bella?" He asked me when we got in the truck.

"Yes?" I gazed into his perfect orbs.

He smirked knowing what he did to me. "While I'm gone, do you want to drive my truck?"

I raised an eyebrow. "Seriously?"

He nodded. "If someone doesn't drive it, it'll die."

I shook my head vigorously. "I'd love to."

I scooted over to the middle seat and snuggled into his chest while he drove. "I love you Bella."

I played with the blue ring on my finger. "I love you more."

He laughed. "Impossible."

We pulled up to the familiar cliff and hopped out of the truck. I could already see the colored flames as the fire licked up the salt. Although it was summer, it was still a little chilly. Edward grabbed a blanket out of his truck and threw it over my shoulders pulling me close to him. We walked toward the small gathering of our native friends and I felt a little out of place. I was probably the palest one there.

"Ah, Edward! Bella! You've come to join us." Billy smiled and gestured toward an old log. "Please sit."

Edward roasted us hotdogs while I watched the flames and listened to the conversations between friends and lovers. The oddball of the group seemed to be Sam. Jake didn't really like Sam much but he was accepted. I learned that he frowned on the friendship between Edward and Jacob. No one knew quite why, except for Emily, his girlfriend. She had this scar on her face from an animal attack or something.

All in all, it was a pretty peaceful night. Someone had started playing soft music in the background and I looked up to see a huge figure blocking my view of anything. "May I have this dance?" Jake held out his hand to me.

I smiled. "Sure." I stood up leaving Edward's warm embrace and stepped into Jake's overheated arms. He pulled me close to his chest and swirled us expertly around the bon fire. I thought I was going to trip but he held me firmly. "Where did you learn to dance Jake?"

He chuckled. "Seth and Leah's mom. Yeah Sue figured I should learn how to dance. She said that every man needs to know how to hold a woman."

I laughed. "She's great."

He nodded. "That she is."

"Jake?" I asked almost in a whisper.

He looked at me questioningly. "Yes?"

I laid my head on his chest and tried not to think of falling. " I'll miss you. You'll take care of Edward for me, right?"

He lifted my chin up so I was gazing into his dark brown eyes. "I'll miss you too, and of course."

The song came to an end and he walked me back over toward Edward. "I believe this is yours." Jake handed me off to Edward and I fell into his lap.

"Jeez Bella, what have I told you about falling into people's laps?" Edward joked.

I shrugged. "That it's not nice?"

He hugged me to his chest and placed kisses up and down the back of my neck. "Only if it's not me. I myself enjoy it."

I reclined myself back onto his chest and breathed in his scent. He smelled absolutely wonderful. That manly smell mixed with Axe.

Billy called everyone's attention and told us one of the old Quileute legends. There were tales that included people called "The Cold Ones" who supposedly drank human blood to meet their needs. Then there were the werewolves who were the protectors of the Quileute village. I loved listening to the legends of the Quileutes. It had always been one of the things I looked forward to when I was forced to live here in the summers

The stars were shining brightly when we were leaving La Push. He was leaving at 4:30 from Forks in the morning in order to catch the 5:15 bus from the recruitment center. I held on to Edward's hand trying to hold back the tears.

"Edward?" I whispered trying not to let my voice crack.

"Yes love?" He picked up my hand kissing the back lightly.

"Will you stay with me tonight?" I asked hopefully.

He smiled. "Of course love. Whatever you ask."

A/N: I'm going to cry… Edward's leaving Bella to go to boot camp. This was a tearjerker for me to write. She's so caught up in trying to be strong. Poor Edward, he's trying to be strong for Bella. He's going to be missing her like crazy.

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