A/N: I had planned on updating sooner but I went to the fall festival with my ex and we hung out. My middle school band teacher thinks that his baby brother is mine… and this girl who I thought was my friend was talking crap about me. What a night! Anyway back to the story. Sorry for the late update. There's not enough time in the day!

Songs for Chapter

What kind of gone – Chris Cagle

T-shirt- Shontelle

Chapter 18

"Uh, my head hurts." Edward sat on the recliner in my living room completely hung over.

"Aw, my poor baby." I climbed in the seat behind him and started to massage his head, neck, and shoulders.

"That feels good." He sighed.

I placed soft kisses on his neck and shoulders. "That's what you get for drinking." I smacked the back of his head lightly and crawled out of the chair before he could stop me. He was getting payback for scaring the shiznits out of me.

"You're such a tease." He whispered.

I rolled my eyes. "If you weren't hung over you could have stopped me."

I started boiling the noodles for macaroni and cheese. He needed some comfort food for his head. I poured a dash of salt into the pot and stirred it so the noodles wouldn't stick to the bottom.

"I'll drink if I want to drink." He muttered to himself.

I turned around to face him and marched over to him lifting his chin so he was staring me in the eyes. "Excuse me? Would you mind repeating that?"

Edward pulled away from my grasp and looked out the window. "I said, I'll drink if I want to drink."

I looked at him and straddled his lap pushing him back into the recliner. I brought my lips centimeters from his restraining him with my hands. "Now, what did you say?"

The corners of his lips turned up. "I said I'll drink if I want to drink."

I leaned in a little closer and just before our lips met I pulled back and stepped off the chair. I went back to the stove and I heard him groan.

"What'd you do that for?" He asked.

I just shrugged. "Sorry, I don't like the taste of beer. It might be a couple of weeks before I can kiss you again."

I went back to stirring the noodles and scrapped the bottom to get up the stray noodles. I heard the flop of the recliner and then I heard his feet on the stairs. I could almost bet that he was going to go brush his teeth.

He sauntered back down the steps about time I was mixing the cheese into the macaroni. He came up behind me and placed delicate kisses up and down my neck. I rolled my head back and I heard him chuckle.

"Will you kiss me now?" He spun me around to face him. He had a smirk on his face like he knew I couldn't say no.

"Nope, you still smell like beer." I pushed him lightly away and grabbed two bowls out of the cupboard.

"Come on Bella." He whined.

I whirled back around to face him. "No, you scared the crap out of me. I'm not going to suck face with someone who taste like beer. I'm not going to be one of those girlfriends."

I placed the bowls on the table and moved the macaroni to the middle of the table. Grabbing two bottles of coke on the table. When I turned around to face him he was watching me from the kitchen. He face was a mix of anger and shock.

"Fine, maybe I want that girl." He down the hallway. I heard the front door slam, and then he was gone. I almost didn't believe it.

The house was silent. He actually left me. Did this mean we were done? Was he just mad and he'd come around? I felt unusually empty. He was leaving in less than two weeks and we were mad at each other. Why did he have to go get drunk? I should have stopped him. Why didn't I stop him?

I took the ring off my finger and placed it on the counter. I thought it was silly for us to break up over something so stupid, but if we were really done… I didn't want to give him any reason to be angry with me. If that's what he wanted, I'd give it to him.

Reality broke me from my thoughts. I picked up the ring desperately trying to place it back on my finger and I ran down the hallway tears clouding my eyes. When I threw the door open his truck was long gone. I stumbled down the stairs, falling into the grass, and lacked the will to get up. He was really gone.

EPOV

I don't know what came over me. I hate when Bella tries to teach me lessons. Can't she just accept me for me? The thing I hate the most is… she was right. I was stupid to get drunk like that. I couldn't expect Bella to be one of those girls who don't care if their boyfriend gets drunk. That's not Bella's personality, and I was grateful.

I pulled out of the driveway and headed to Jake's house. I needed to vent, and he was whom I always went to. Jake never judged and I admired him for that. What was Bella thinking now? What was I thinking? I'm such a fool. I guess that going to war has really gotten to me. I was leaving in less than two weeks and I was the stupid idiot who was pushing away the most important person in my life.

I pulled into Jake's house but his rabbit was gone. I threw the car into park and hopped out heading down to the beach. The weather had cleared up a lot and the sun was peeking around the clouds. I walked along the wet sand and to the huge rocks that were at the edge of the water. I climbed to the top and sat down watching the waves tease the sand. Yeah, I was definitely an idiot. I could be at Bella's house right now holding her… but I wasn't.

I stuck my hands in the pockets of the hoodie I was wearing pulling it closer to me. The wind rolled off the waves sending cold chills up and down my body. I was definitely an idiot. I heard the shuffling of feet next to me and then Jake's head appeared next to me.

"Hey, what's on your mind?" He hoisted himself up next to me as I scooted over to give him room.

"I'm an idiot man." I huffed out.

Jake watched me. "Let me guess, you and Bella got in a fight about something stupid." I opened my mouth to agree when he held up his finger. "The worse part is she was right and now you feel like an idiot?"

This time my mouth dropped open in shock. "What? How did you know that?"

He shrugged. "Well, I was on my way to the grocery store in Forks to pick up some of those Ritz chips my dad likes so much. I glanced over and saw Bella lying face down in the grass. I thought she was dead to start with since she wasn't moving. I stomped on the breaks and pulled into her yard. When I got over to her she lifted her head. Her eyes were puffy and red and she had dirt all over he body. She looked like crap. I helped her inside and asked her what was wrong. All she could say was "he's gone" over and over. I felt bad for her. I had to leave her to find you."

I felt horrible. "Stupid, stupid, stupid." I muttered under my breath.

Jake slapped me on the back. "That you are bro, that you are."

I glared at him and jumped off the rocks landing on my feet. I ran like I'd never run before. My heart was pounding out of my chest as I started the engine of my old truck. Jake was just coming out of the path when I was pulling out of the driveway. I pushed my truck as it groaned trying to reach its maximum speed.

Fifteen minutes later I pulled into Bella's driveway. I hopped out of the truck not bothering to take the keys and ran to her front door. I banged on it and when I got no response I took the spare key from under the flowerpot and unlocked it quickly. I ran through the house and saw the uneaten macaroni still on the table.

I practically flew up the stairs to her room. I flung the door open to find her curled up in a ball on her bed. Tears were pouring out of her eyes and the wet hair was plastered to her face and neck. All she was wearing was one of my t-shirts that I kept in my overnight bag. I cautiously walked to her and brushed the hair from her face.

"Bella?" I spoke softly.

"W-w-what? D-d-do you want the ring?" She fumbled with her fingers but I leaned over taking bother he hands in mine.

"No, I want you. I was such and idiot Bella. Please forgive me. I shouldn't have stormed out the door like that." I sat on the edge of her bed hesitantly.

She turned to face me with trails of tears on her face. "You're just saying that. It's okay if you don't want me."

I scooped her up in my arms and placed her on my lap cradling her to my body. "No, I don't want anyone else. Please believe me Bella. I could never want anyone else."

I rocked her back and forth trying to fix the wound I had placed on her heart. "I'm sorry." She whispered.

I pulled her away from me to look into her eyes. "No, it is me who should be sorry. I was the one who was acting ignorant. You were right."

We had survived our first fight. It had taken a lot for me to admit I was wrong. I wasn't use to being wrong, but now I had Bella. They always said that behind a great man is always a great woman. That was all I could hope for now. I hoped that one day I would make a difference and I would have Bella right there beside me.

A/N: Okay so I was a little mad at the beginning of the chapter. Sorry… I guess it was just one of those "my life isn't perfect so theirs shouldn't be" moments. You would not believe the drama I've experienced this weekend. Anyway so the next chapter will probably be the day of his departure. They will be flying since there are only four people in his squadron. Hopefully it'll be out by at latest Tuesday.

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