Disclaimer: I don't own any characters from Twilight, etc, etc.
AN: Sorry the last chapter was so short, working on length!
Tears rolled down my cheeks and I thought of Edward as I drifted into sleep.
I woke with a start. Disoriented I looked around and saw that it was six in the morning. I sighed and rolled over. Suddenly, I thought of Edward and our fight, I jumped out of bed and ran towards the window.
"Edward?" I called tentatively. A minute later I realized I'd been holding my breath and I cursed when I exhaled and saw spots. I walked away from the window. I needed to know what had happened to Edward last night but I knew that he wouldn't be at his home. Somehow I knew he wouldn't stay around his family when he was that angry. I picked up the phone and dialed the number I knew by heart. It rang once.
"Hello Bella!" I heard Alice's cheerful voice greet me.
"How did…Oh." I stammered stupidly. I'd forgotten, momentarily, that she could see me calling beforehand.
She laughed into the phone, it sounded like music. I drew in a heavy breath and asked tentatively "Alice?...Edward…Well…"
"Last night." She finished for me. I quickly let out the breath.
"Yes. You know what happened…" I trailed off, it wasn't a question.
"Of course. But I can't tell you." She said. I was instantly confused.
"I was there…Wait…What aren't you telling me!" I demanded.
"Bella. Please." She chided and I felt soothed by her voice. "I meant I can't tell you why he's mad or where he's gone."
I paused. "Please. I need to see him." I could feel my throat closing and my heart aching as I began to reflect over last night and how long it had been since I had seen him smile at me. Since last night. I choked back a sob as she replied.
"Wait for him Bella." I could feel her attempting to calm me down. I slammed down the phone. My head and heart hurt so bad and now I was frustrated. Of course being me I decided that the best thing to do was to go and demand to see Edward. I left a note for Charlie and scrambled into my car. It roared to life and I drove madly –like Edward– towards the Cullens' home. I almost crashed about three times, narrowly avoiding two poles and a stray cat on my way over. I finally skidded to a stop at the Edwards home and jumped out of the car, not caring that it was parked horribly. I started banging on the door. I was glaring at the peep hole, hoping that Alice would answer the door and get an eyeful of my anger before it faded into heartache again.
Alice opened the door, she was wearing jeans and a cute tank top, she did not look surprised to see me.
"Bella –" she broke off when she really saw me. I saw a smile form and then when she looked at my face her golden eyes grew sad. She reached forward and pulled me inside. Jasper walked up and when he saw me his eyes grew wide and he sent a wave of calm and relaxation through the room, then turned and walked out.
"What's wrong with him!" I said loudly. "Why can't he look at me." It was hard to resist the calm that was spreading but I tried.
"Bella, you…well…come with me." Alice dragged me upstairs into her room. It was one of the first times I had seen Alice truly at a loss for words.
She shoved me, gently for a vampire, in front of her mirror and I let out a cry. I was a mess. Not bothering to brush my hair when I had gotten up had left it with a Bride-of-Frankenstein type of style. My pajama's were wrinkled and my eyes were red and puffy from the lack of sleep. My face, without any cover-up, was blotchy and red from crying. Basically I was a mess. I felt all my energy drain out of me and I collapsed, in a second she caught me and had laid me of her couch. I fell in and out of exhaustion and sleep. I woke up to Alice pulling my hair back and I looked down and saw that I was in different, clean,clothes. How did she do that? Well I had been pretty tired. I looked around and sat up when she was done.
"Why was he mad last night?" I asked. She shook her head.
"Will he tell me?" I asked. She nodded. I felt a wave of relief.
"Will he tell me today?" I looked into her golden eyes. She shook her head. "Tomorrow?" I said hopefully. She looked away. I was feeling extremely emotional and felt myself keeping back a wave of tears. "He HAS to!" I told her. I was just whispering, but I knew she could hear. She sighed as I got off her bed.
"Where is he?" I pulled from my anger to keep my voice steady.
"I can't Bella" She turned away and walked towards the door. I couldn't handle it. I needed to know. I needed to see him. I had to know everything. This morning had just been a wave of emotions and I couldn't stand any of it. I screamed, very unlike me, and ran. To my, and for once Alice's, surprise I lunged at Alice. This was extremely unlike me. I was screaming and hitting her arm, and whatever other part of her I could hit. I saw Alice looking at me, I knew I wasn't hurting her but she was shocked. In a flash Alice's entire family, save Edward, was at the door. Jasper instantly sent a wave of calm which didn't affect me at all and I heard Rosalie murmur something about me "finally cracking". I stopped hitting Alice long enough to look up at her and suddenly Edward appeared next to her his eyes first concerned then shocked. His eyes met mine, and for the second time that morning, I collapsed.
I woke up but I didn't open my eyes. I just sat there and listened to some very distant voices. I was drowsy but I could hear them. They were speaking very fast.
I heard Alice's voice, "…emotional, that's all!"
Then Rosalie, "Yeah right. She cracked, we never should have let this continue."
Finally, the voice I'd been waiting for, Edward spoke up "STOP!" he whispered furiously, "You can't do anything. Not now. I need her. She's upset with me." I cracked my eyes open and watched him glare at Rosalie. He was so perfect, even when he was angry.
Instantly Carlisle, who had been watching me, stopped them. "Bella. How do you feel?"
"Stupid." I replied honestly and Carlisle backed away. I couldn't bear to look at Alice. "I'm sorry, I feel horrible."
Edward was over me in a second, and Alice was talking "No, I know, I shouldn't have been so…well, me. Not when I knew you were emotional." She looked away.
Suddenly it hit me. She knew! Alice knew I would throw a fit and that Edward would come! I wanted to give Alice a huge hug. Instead I settled for an extremely thankful glance. She smiled and Edward looked between us. Alice was gone in a second. Edward narrowed his eyes, and I grabbed his hand, he didn't need to know our secret. It was cool and comforting. His family left a second later.
"Edward." I couldn't believe he was here. That's when I noticed I was in his room. I looked and saw I was on a bed. A bed!
He gave his small sideways smile and I felt my heart go wild, "I got a new couch, with a pull out bed. For you, I was going to show you last night." He widened his smile when he heard my heart.
"Last night– "I started to ask him, but he cut me off.
"No." He said firmly and grew slightly tense. I understood, I didn't care, right now I needed him. I needed him near me. I pulled his hand towards me. He smiled and moved next to me. I moved closer to him, I was laying on my back and he scooted near me so he was on his side looking down at me. His hand was moving up my arm, then my neck, then he was cupping my face. His hand left a trail on my arm and neck that felt like pure electricity running over me. I nuzzled my head closer to him. He leaned down until his head was over mine, I smelled his breath and exhaled the breath I didn't know I had been holding. He inhaled and shut his eyes.
"You okay?" I asked with a smile.
"Perfect. Just smelling you and listening to your heart and your breathing." He opened his eyes. "You are perfect." He said it with such emotion my heart stopped.
Then he breathed in sharply and pressed his lips to mine. He exhaled and I trembled when I felt his breath. He leaned back and watched me. I sat still and felt his finger trailing over me. First over my nose, then over my cheeks, I shut my eyes and shivered under his cool touch, he traced my eyelids and then my lips. I smiled andwe stayed there for what seemed like an eternity.
And I couldn't have been happier.