AN: I'm not dead, but I am sorry for my absence. I hope this chapter will make up for it.
Enjoy and ignore all errors, I have no beta.
Edward's POV
Esme once again had outdone herself.
Bella had taken Edward's hand and guided him to the kitchen where Esme had laid out a feast fit for a small troop of army veterans.
Scrambled eggs, fried bacon,tomatoes and mushrooms. Lightly buttered toast and two varieties of porridge. Orange juice and a pot of freshly brewed coffee with croissants next to the pot.
Edward's mouth watered at the sight and his stomach growled in hunger.
"Please eat, sweetheart. The others have already had their full." Esme said as she guided Edward to his chair and then started to full his plate for him.
"I can do that mom. Go rest. You have outdone yourself again." Bella said as she took Edward's plate and carried on.
"Thank you, Mrs Cullen. It's all lovely." Edward said with a shy smile at the mother figure he now considered Esme to be.
Esme squeezed his shoulder gently and kissed the top of his head and smiled at the both of them and excused herself to go freshen up.
Edward grabbed a plate and started to pile food on it for Bella since she was doing his plate for him. His mother raised no lazy scoundrel.
"What are you doing, love?" Bella smiled gently at him while raising her brows in confusion.
"You're currently doing a plate for me so I thought I'd return the favor and do yours for you." Edward said.
Bella sat his food in front of him and took the plate he was filling up for her,
"Dont worry about me love. I've already eaten but thank you." Bella said with a smile and pecked him on the lips softly.
Edward looked confused but decided to let it go.
Edward took a bite of the food and his eyes closed in bliss. Esme should have been a chef because her food was heavenly!
Bella sat herself in front of Edward on the opposite chair and watched him eat with a content smile on her face.
Edward became self conscious about the way he was shoveling the food down his throat, like some buffoon!
Edward sat up straighter and grabbed a napkin, wiped his mouth and began to eat slowly with table manners, like his mom taught him.
"You are absolutely adorable." Bella said with a huge grin.
Edward was sure the amount of blood that kept rushing to his face wasn't good for his health.
"You're quite adorable yourself, Miss Cullen." Edward said meeting Bella's beautiful golden eyes that never seemed to fail making his heart stutter and hands sweat.
Bella smiled and it looked as if she would be blushing but strangely enough her face never flushed like Edward's seemingly permanent stained face did.
Breakfast passed in a content silence that none of them felt pressured to fill.
"You can go get ready and I'll clean up then do the same. We'll meet by the door in 15 minutes. " Bella said as she nudged Edward in the direction of the stairs.
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Edward got dressed in an outfit that was strangely laid out for him with a note that said it was from Alice.
Edward,
I'm sorry we haven't had the chance to officially meet, I'm Alice. Carlisle and Esme's daughter. I hope you dont mind but I had a feeling you'd look great in this outfit!
Enjoy your picnic!
Alice x
Edward thought that was a little strange but incredibly kind of her to go such lengths for him. She didn't even know him!
The Cullens were too kind.
Alice had chosen a pair of dark jeans, a long sleeve green top and a black jacket with a pair of sneakers. They fit perfectly as if Alice knew his exact size.
Edward looked at himself in the mirror and noticed the green long sleeve bought out his emerald eyes. He fixed his hair and brushed his teeth, had one more glance in the mirror before making his way to the front door.
The house was strangely quiet and no one seemed to be in sight.
"Dont you look handsome." Bella purred in his ear, appearing out of no where.
Edward jumped as his heart stuttered yet again.
Bella looked stunning, as per usual. She was wearing a V neck with a pair of black skinny jeans and a black cardigan. Her hair was up in an elegant looking bun, her neck and chest bare to Edward's gaze.
Edward averted his gaze in embarrassment.
"You look beautiful, Bella." Edward mumbled softly while blushing.
A finger lifted his chin as Bella pressed her lips against his, it was a chaste kiss but enough to make Edward wanting more.
Edward felt himself going crazy. He had only just met Bella and yet it felt as if they'd known each other for decades.
"Let's go,shall we. It's quite a hike but we can take breathers along the way." Bella said as she grabbed Edward's hand and opened the door before shutting it and walking down to what Edward was assuming her car.
It looked expensive and again Edward felt very unworthy of Bella's attention.
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If Gods do exist, this meadow is their hideaway.
If Edward had to describe the meadow in a word it would be, Green.
The trees had thick moss on their trunks, fallen branches around them. They reached so high Edward had to strain his neck to look up at them.
As Edward turned and surveyed the area his feet crunched on the fallen leaves from the giant trees above.
He could smell a strong Earthy scent from the breeze that blew past him. He noticed he could smell a faint sweet scent that he found out was the wildflowers that were blooming in the sun that hit directly in the middle of the meadow.
The meadow was a tranquil site, far removed from the main road which they came from.
Edward hadn't noticed Bella had set up the picnic at his feet on the slightly damp grass from the morning dew.
"Please sit. Get comfortable. " Bella said as she sat herself down and patted the spot next to her.
Ah, yes. The reason they came here. The talk.
Edward sat down and waited for Bella to come out with what she wanted to speak about.
"Do you have a favorite Fantasy book?" Bella asked.
Edward was flabbergasted. His favorite fantasy book?
"I generally like Non Fiction but I'd have to say,the Narnia series has always fascinated me." Edward answered hesitantly, not sure where this conversation was heading.
"Hmm, I myself like Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights ." Bella said with a small smile reaching for my hand.
I squeezed her hand which truthfully felt like squeezing a cold,hard rock but I wanted to show my support as I could see this wasn't an easy thing for Bella to talk about. Whatever it was,that is.
"Edward, please--"
Bella's POV*
As Bella stared at her mate, her dead heart constricted painfully in fear of her mates reaction to what he was about to hear.
How do you tell the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, that you're classified as a monster?
"Edward, Please-" Bella took an unneeded breath and felt her mate squeeze her hand in silent support.
He was so selfless. He has such a good heart with even the likes of her. Dont get Bella wrong, she didn't detest who she was, well majority of the time she didn't.
Where as her other sister Rosalie did. She grieved about the life she wanted, taken from her. 'Dead and unmoving' she had said to Bella one evening.
"I won't run. I'm still here." Edward said softly while staring into her eyes to convey the truth in his statement.
Bella again, took another unneeded breath but this time focused on her mates scent and held it in her lungs, savoring it. It calmed her frayed nerves slightly.
"Edward, have you noticed anything unusual about my family?"
"No ofcourse no-" Edward was about to politely refuse as not to hurt Bella's feelings.
"My love, be honest with me. You won't hurt my feelings."
"Not so much unusual as unique… you and Esme are both fairly strong for women and I mean no offense by that." Edward said trying to not be offensive even though he had many questions on the tip of his tongue.
"Our strength, our cold skin…our inability to eat." Bella started slowly waiting for Edward to catch on.
"You guys dont eat." Edward said. It wasn't a question but a statement.
Bella swallowed unnecessarily but carried on before she chickened out.
"We're known in many folklore under many different names. Strigoi,Moroi to name a few but mostly under one well known one…Vampire."