A/N: So many questions… very few answers. The suspense must be killing you. Throw newborn Edward in there with suicidal Bella and you can only get something bad… right?

(Stand in the Rain- Superchic [K])

She won't make a sound
Alone in this fight with herself
and the fears whispering
if she stands she'll fall down
She wants to be found
The only way out is through everything she's
running from wants to give up and lie down.

Chapter 27

I stepped over the edge and my body seemed to fly for a second. I said my goodbyes to all who had ever listened and I waited for the impact of the hard, wet, cement.

"Nooooooo." I heard the voice of an angel.

I fell against something hard but it wasn't the granite earth. The rock seemed to be holding me and I looked up to see Edward's beautiful face. It was the same, yet different. The scar under his right eye was gone and his skin seemed paler than before. The thing most obvious was the maroon color of his eyes.

"Edward." I whispered.

He stroked my cheek with one hand. "Don't worry love, I'm here."

I gripped his arms and they were hard. I figured I was in heaven. It was the only explanation. I felt the air move around us and then I was on my bed. Edward was perfectly still almost as if he wasn't breathing.

"Am I dead?" I asked him as I stared into his blood red eyes.

"Let's go son." I heard a voice say.

Edward laid me on the bed and started to pull away from me. "No Edward, don't go." I cried.

He stroked my face once more. "Bella, you're strong. It's better if we don't. I'm not who I was."

I shook my head. "No, I still love you. I can't live without you Edward."

He cringed as my breath hit his face. "No Bella, it will never work."

I sat up and reached for him but he darted out of my way. "Don't say that Edward."

He walked to my window and put one foot over the sill. "Be safe Bella."

He ducked into the rain and I ran over to the window. Sadly he was gone before I got there. Was he really there? Was he a ghost?

I rationally walked over to my phone and picked it up dialing Jake's number.

"Hello?" Billy answered the phone.

"Hey Billy." I said casually.

"Jake's still pretty sick. He can't talk." Billy answered blankly and then hung up the phone.

I scrolled down my contacts debating on whom to call. I decided to call Leah. Usually she was pretty good at figuring this stuff out. She also took weird things pretty good.

"Hello?" Leah's unenthusiastic voice rang through the phone.

"Hey Leah, it's Bella. Do you have a minute to talk?" I asked.

"Um yeah, I need a distraction from Sam and Emily's kissy face." She groaned.

I laughed weakly. "Yeah, well I think Edward isn't dead."

She gasped. "Um, here's Sam." I heard Leah call Sam's voice and then the muffled talking into the phone.

"I'm sorry Bella." Sam growled. "I'll go talk to the Cullens. He was supposed to stay away from you."

"Wait, you knew he wasn't dead? What the crap? I thought he was gone forever and now you tell me that my Edward is still living and breathing?" I yelled at Sam.

"No. He's not living and breathing. He's worse than dead, he's undead." Sam yelled. "Just stay away from the Cullens. It isn't safe for you."

The phone went dead and I threw it on my bed. I was going to do exactly what he told me not to do, I was going to have a little visit with the one who had taken my heart… undead or not.

EPOV

I almost didn't make it. I almost lost her. I thought to myself.

"No, you did loose her." Alice came up behind me and placed a hand on my shoulder. "She's hurting Edward."

I turned around and ran my hand through the hair that had finally grown back. "You don't think I know that? I miss her more than anything and I can't have her because of what I am."

There was a soft knock on my door and I turned to see Rosalie walking through the door. "Let me talk to him for a second Alice."

She nodded and with a sigh pranced out of the room. I plopped down on my couch and pinched the bridge of my nose.

"If anyone knows what it's like to hate what you are it's me." Rosalie spoke.

I glanced at her. "No, you don't know what it's like. You have Emmett."

She rolled her eyes. "All I wanted was a family." She whispered. "I'd give anything for child."

"But at least you can be with the one you love. I can't do that without wanting to kill her." I groaned.

Rose laughed. "Whatever, all I'm saying is that you should stop fighting what you are. Beating yourself up isn't going to change anything." She paused. "I for one think you're a complete idiot for doing what you did tonight. If she goes off telling her wolfy friends then we're going to have hell to pay."

Rose left and Carlisle entered after her. They probably had a tag team line outside my door.

"Edward." Carlisle spoke hesitantly.

"Yes?" I asked trying not to be too rude to him.

Carlisle took a deep intake of breath. "There are some family friends that live up in Alaska, the Denali clan. Anyway I thought that maybe Forks wasn't exactly the best place for you to be right now. Maybe you should spend some time up in Alaska. I'm sure Tanya, Kate, and Irina would love having another male up there. Garrett just isn't enough sometimes."

I turned the idea over in my head. "For how long?"

"Just until you think you're ready to come back. I trust you. Even for a newborn you have a lot of control. I think smelling Bella's blood has actually had a good impact on you. No blood will ever be so tempting." He reasoned.

"What do you think?" I asked.

Carlisle sighed. "I think that it is best for your sake, and Bella's."

I nodded. "Then I'll go."

Alice walked into the room and her face was contorted. "Are you really leaving?"

I nodded. "It's best, at least for now."

She sniffed. "But we just met."

"And I want to thank you." I smiled giving her a quick hug.

She smiled. "I'll go pack your things."

"I'll call the Denalis." Carlisle said turning toward the door. He stopped and then turned back around to face me. "Oh yeah, here's your new car." He pulled a set of keys out of his pocket and threw them to me. "It's in the garage."

BPOV

I pulled on dry clothes and put my hair in a ponytail before running downstairs. I descended the stairs quick enough not to fall and glanced at the counter. There was a pizza box. I turned toward the living room to find Charlie watching USA.

"Hey Dad, do you know where the Cullens live?" I hoped he did.

"That's that new family that moved here right?" He glanced at me curiously.

I nodded. "Yeah, I told their younger daughter I'd help her get acquainted with the town. I forgot to ask her for direction to her house and my phone died erasing her number." I lied through my teeth.

"Um yeah, they live off of Hardesty Loop road heading toward Port Angeles. The house is somewhere off in the woods 1035 is the address. It's a little difficult to find. I went with the fire chief to check out the house the other day. It's huge and the family is amazingly beautiful." He said.

I nodded. "Thanks."

He shrugged. "No problem Bells."

I was suddenly glad for Charlie's oblivion.

A/N: So how many people saw Edward leaving? Bella has no idea what she's about to get herself into… isn't it great? I think it's great at least!

Kayla