AN: SURPRISE! Look who's updating already :) This chapter isn't as long as the last two but I wanted to stop it there. The last chapter got the most hits I've had so far in one day, over 2,000. I'm on a roll, the stories picking up and I'm excited to get through it so I'm going to bribe you :) If I get at least one more review than last (Thanks for everyone who reviews by the way, you guys keep me going.) I'll have the next chapter up sooner!

Did everyone hear? On the MTV awards they're not showing just a clip like previously thought, they're showing the first trailer. *SQUEALS* SO EXCITED! Also the website I've previously talked about that I frequent has the best slideshow up in sequence, so you can pretty much watch the scene that was shot in Italy where Edward's stripping off his shirt as Bella's running throught the plaza to stop him.....It's amazing, I almost cried.

If you want the website again PM me.

Enjoy this chapter. It has some sweetness, sadness, some major plot issues, and a new POV.

I don't own Twilight.

EPV

I drove Bella home the next day around noon knowing she wanted to make dinner for Charlie before he got home. He had called her early this morning to say he had to go in because someone hadn't showed up at work and his tone was less than easy going, I had to reign in my temper when I heard the tone he had with her at the same time his mental musings on how to keep Bella home more hit me through the phone.

As I drove down the rode hand in hand with Bella I couldn't of been more at peace. I glanced over at her for the hundredth time since we left my house not being able to keep my eyes off of her and marveled at her beauty. She looked completely at ease, her body was relaxed, her hair soft and flowing around her as the crisp air blew through the cracked window, her face was a picture of serenity, she was breathtaking.

"What?" she asked, grinning wildly after catching me watching her.

I smirked and brought the back of her hand to my lips, "You're positively glowing today," I spoke against her skin, "I still can't believe your all mine."

The word mine sparked a few memories from last night and I shook my head in awe still trying to absorb that all of this was really happening to me.

She smiled sheepishly and ducked her head, "Well," she breathed cutting her eyes up at me, "Can you blame me after the night I just had with my amazing….boyfriend?" she looked up at me with her brows cocked, "Is that what you are to me, it doesn't really sound right.?"

I thought for a second and grinned at her, "It doesn't sound right at all, does it?"

"No…" she was quiet for a moment, "it seems like such an insignificant word, I don't think it begins to cover what you are to me." If I was standing, her words would of knocked me off my feet, I still had a hard time believing this angel could feel half for me what I feel for her.

"I agree." I said smiling smugly, she was describing perfectly what I was already thinking. "So, what are we then if we're not boyfriend/girlfriend." I asked, grinning at her like a fool.

"I dunno." she answered, furrowing her brows. "Partner's?"

"No, I don't really care for that either. Mates?" I asked.

She giggled, "That sounds a little animalistic, don't you think?"

"I suppose…..," I agreed, trying to hide my wounded tone, I already thought of her as my mate, she just wasn't accustomed to hearing that term often like I had through the years. "Well, any other ideas?"

"No, but we don't have to figure it out right now, do we?" She asked looking straight into my soul with her endless eyes.

"No Bella, we don't have to figure it out right now, we have forever." I gave her hand a small squeeze and she nodded her head at me smiling.

When we pulled up to her house I walked her in but hovered near the front door, she stopped rummaging through the cabinets and looked at me expectantly. "What's up?" she asked noticing my apprehension.

I ran my fingers through my hair and looked around nervously before settling on Bella.

"Edward, what is it, because you're kind of freaking me out." she cocked her head to the side and placed her small hand on her hip.

"First of all I don't have to go, if you don't want me to I'll stay, you just have to say the word……" I trailed off, looking at her anxiously.

"Ooo-kay." she drawled out, looking at me confused.

"Emmett and Jasper are going hunting up north and they've been harassing me to go with them, it would only be for one night but I told them I'd think about it. I really don't want to go….." I looked at her trying to gauge her reaction and she smiled.

"Edward, stop being ridiculous, if you want to go hunting with your brothers then go, I don't mind." she said sweetly.

I closed the space between us and wrapped my arms around her small frame, "Bella, we've never spent a night apart, it's our time together, I don't know if I can be away from you that long without losing my mind." I sighed, resting my forehead against hers.

"It will be good for you to spend some quality time with your brothers, I'm sure they miss you, you're always with me," she laughed.

"I wouldn't have it any other way Bella." I breathed softly, closing my eyes as she reached up and stroked my cheek.

"Go." she said softly, matching my tone, "I'll miss you like crazy and I'll be counting down the seconds until you get back but I'll be fine, I promise. When are you leaving?" she asked, leaning back to look at me.

I dropped my eyes to the ground and then looked back up at her apologetically, "Now." I murmured.

She laughed and shook her head, "Nothing like waiting until the last minute, huh?" She reached up and traced the dark shadows under my eyes and I shuddered under her touch.

"I'm sorry." I admitted sheepishly, "I kept putting it off not knowing if I could actually go through with this or not. Bella….." I started, my tone becoming serious, "I've never been away from you for this long, I don't know if I can do this…….. God, I'm already missing you just thinking about leaving."

She sighed as I squeezed my arms tighter around her and pulled her into a hug, I leaned down and burrowed my nose into her hair drinking her in.

"I feel the same way, but this could be good for us," she breathed, "think of all the ways I can show you how much I've missed you when you get back." she purred.

"Mmmm." I hummed, her words sending a jolt of electricity through me. "Not if I can show you how much I missed you first," I leaned down and whispered huskily into her ear.

Just then my text alert went off and I groaned knowing it would be Emmett. She stood up on her tip toes and kissed my lips quickly, "You better go." she chuckled trying to step back away from me.

"Where do you think you're going?" I growled playfully and pulled her back to me crashing my lips to hers.

The minutes ticked by as we kissed and completely ignored my phone as it alerted three more times, neither one of us wanting to let go. Finally she pulled away and I whimpered at the loss of her lips on mine.

"Go." she ordered, smiling at me wildly, "before I change my mind."

She turned me around and pushed me towards the door as I drug my feet in protest.

She laughed and I turned around and kissed her forehead before I trudged out to my car. Each step I took away from her the more I felt the loss, I pulled myself together and put on a calm mask before I turned around to wave at her before I climbed into my car.

"I love you." I mouthed, as her face mirrored what I was feeling on the inside but she pulled herself together and smiled back at me and covered where her heart once beat.

"I love you more." she mouthed back, and I forced myself into my car and drove away, talking myself out of turning around all of the way home.

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BPV

As soon as Edward turned and walked to his car I couldn't deny the emptiness that over took me.

"One night," I said out loud to myself as I watched his car disappear down the rode, "only one night, I can do this." I breathed.

I filled my time with busy work, doing laundry, cleaning the house from top to bottom, and cooking Charlie's favorite dish of steak and mashed potatoes. After hearing him on the phone today and Edward cluing me in to his thoughts, I knew I needed to suck up to Charlie big time before he made life very difficult for me. The more time I spent in the house though breathing him in I realized how much I actually did miss him and I made a promise to myself to spend more time with him knowing our time together before I had to disappear was limited. I choked back a sob and finished up dinner.

Charlie and I had a nice dinner, him cleaning his plate and going back for seconds and me shoveling most of my food secretly into my napkin. After dinner we fell into easy conversation as I cleaned up and he settled in on the couch for the night flipping on the game.

"So, no Edward tonight?" he called from the other room, trying to sound interested.

"Um, no." I called back. "The Cullen's went camping today after I left, I don't think they'll be back until morning."

"Huh." he grumbled, "On a school night? They do that a lot, don't they."

I rolled my eyes at my reflection in the kitchen window above the sink and then gasped when I saw a silhouette standing across the yard in the darkness watching me. The pot I was washing dropped from my hands and splashed into the sink soaking the front of my shirt with soapy water.

"Dammit," I cursed under my breath as stepped back from the sink. My eyes flashed back up to the window and I scanned the yard frantically but the silhouette was gone. I ran to the door and was about to run into the yard when Charlie rounded the corner.

"Are you okay kid?" he asked, scanning my wet clothes.

"Fine." I grumbled.

He laughed assuming it was just my clumsiness getting me into trouble again as I stalked past him and he patted me on the back.

"I'll finish up here," he offered, rubbing his full stomach, "go change."

"Thanks." I murmured, as I made my way up the stairs and to my room.

I flung my dresser drawer open and flinched as I nearly broke it in half.

Oops!

I took out an old t-shirt and then peeled the sopping one from my body and then froze, my head snapping towards the dark window. I held the t-shirt in front of my chest and walked slowly over to it, scanning the yard again, not really sure what I was looking for. I didn't see anything but even as I stood there I couldn't shake the feeling that someone, or something was watching me looking back at me from the darkness. I involuntarily shuddered and then jumped a mile as a loud vibration sounded through the room. I walked slowly to my bed following the sound and found a silver cell phone tucked under my pillow. I put my hand to my forehead and chuckled to myself.

God, get a grip Bella.

I sat down and flipped open the phone, Edward's name flashed on the caller id and I smiled.

"Hello." I answered, hesitantly.

"Hello beautiful. I see you found the little present I left for you." I could here him smiling through the phone and I exhaled picturing his face in my head letting his voice soothe me.

"Bella?" Edward's voice turned frantic, "What's wrong?"

I was quiet for a moment trying to decide whether or not to tell him the truth but finally coming to the conclusion there wasn't really anything to tell. What was I supposed to say? Ruin your trip and come home because something spooked me, I'm stronger than that.

"Bella?" Edward's voice rang in my ears when I didn't answer quick enough.

"Oh, sorry," I stuttered, "Nothing's wrong, Edward."

The line went silent for a moment before he spoke again.

"I don't believe you," he said, his voice thick with tension, "What are you not telling me?"

I sighed loudly and sat back against the head board concentrating on my voice, "Edward, nothings wrong. I just miss you, that's all." I finished in a small voice.

I heard him breath loud into the phone and I could picture him pinching the bridge of his nose and I smiled.

"Are you sure?" he asked and I could hear the worry in his voice.

"Positive." I said back soothingly, "Besides if something was wrong, don't you think you would of heard from Alice by now." I reasoned, grasping at straws.

The fact that Alice hadn't burst through my door tonight was another reason I needed to stay quiet, if she hadn't seen anything maybe I really was just imagining everything.

Maybe my freaky brain was defective.

"I suppose," he replied stiffly, still sounding unsatisfied.

"Is everything okay?" I heard Jasper's worried tone in the background.

I guessed Edward had shook his head or something because I never heard him reply.

"Bella? If something was bothering you, you would tell me wouldn't you?"

I shut my eyes tight and swallowed hard, "Of course." I lied through my teeth and felt instantly guilty.

"Promise me." he pleaded.

"Edward, I promise." I rushed cutting him off. "Now aren't you supposed to be hunting?" I laughed nervously, trying to lighten the mood.

He exhaled roughly.

"Yes, we just made it up here. I wanted to give you a quick call in case we get out of range of the cell phone tower, that can happen sometimes." he said anxiously.

"Edward, baby I'm fine. I'm missing you like crazy, but I'm fine. I've had a very boring, uneventful day."

"I miss you too love, so, so much." his voice was sad and I felt my chest tighten.

I heard Emmett teasing Edward in the background and Jasper laughing at him and then there was a loud pop.

"What was that?" I asked, smiling as I heard Edward laugh out loud.

"Oh nothing…… a rather large boulder just fell on Emmett, that's all…." he snickered.

"A boulder huh?" I asked playfully, "Now how in the world did that happen?"

"I may or may not of thrown it at him." he admitted and I heard the smile in his voice.

I smiled to myself, happy he was having fun with his brothers, deep down I knew he needed this as much as them.

Just then I heard Edward yell at Emmett before the phone dropped and then some sort of scuffle happened on the other side.

"Hello?" I called into the phone.

"Hey Bel-la!" Emmett sang upbeat.

"Hey Em! What's up?" I asked.

"Oh nothing…" he laughed as I heard Edward try to grab the phone back from him.

"Emmett!" Edward growled in the back ground.

"Ow Edward, damn man stop. I'm just trying to talk to my little sis." there was another scuffle and then Emmett's voice rushed into the phone.

"Bells you better tell your man you love him because I might not be bringing him back in one piece!" Emmett chuckled before I heard another scuffle and then finally Edward's voice on the other end.

"Sorry about that." he murmured and my chest ached knowing our conversation was coming to an end.

"It's okay," I breathed.

The line was quiet for a moment.

"I know." he whispered, "I feel it too baby."

I felt my eyes tear up and I swallowed hard. "Go catch a big mountain lion for me, kay? Then get your sexy little ass home."

"Yes ma'am." he chuckled and I closed my eyes enjoying the sound.

"Love you Bella." he whispered.

"Love you more!" I whispered back.

"Loooovvvveeee you Bel-la!!!!!" I heard Emmett tease in a high voice before the phone went dead.

I stared at the phone for a long time before closing it and holding it to my chest willing the ache to go away but it didn't. I stood up and tucked the phone into my back pocket and threw on the rumpled up t-shirt I had been squeezing to me and made my way downstairs forgetting all about the intruder in my yard for the time being. Right now the gaping hole in my chest desperately missing Edward was consuming me and I shook my head at myself as I realized how pathetic I was.

After spending an hour watching ESPN with Charlie and rambling on and on about how important it was to me to have just a quiet Thanksgiving dinner at home with him rather then going out to La Push like he had suggested, I excused myself for the night and headed upstairs after saying good night.

I took a long steam shower, letting the water soothe my neck as the scent of my strawberry shampoo put me in a familiar haze. I closed my eyes and thought of Edward, his face, his arms, the muscles flexing in his back, his long, strong fingers. I moaned under my breath as I thought back to what those fingers had done to me the night before, my hands sliding down my wet stomach in the process. I whimpered as my fingers graced my center and I ached so much it hurt wishing he was here with me. I mentally put taking a shower with Edward on my to do list as I pictured his body naked, hard, and dripping wet before me. I rubbed my thighs together roughly willing the ache to go away as my fingers still danced along the outside of my sex and I whimpered, so badly needing a release.

I took a deep breath and spread my legs apart and leaned back against the tile before pushing one finger inside of myself for the first time. I moaned at the sensation, feeling my walls tighten around me and begging for me to move. I closed my eyes tighter and thought of Edward shoving his tongue into my mouth and pressing me up against the tile while I began to move my finger inside of me.

Oh god. I mouthed pushing down against my finger.

I pictured Edward kissing my neck, my ear, my collarbone, and then moving down to my breast. Cupping my breast in my palm I pictured his hands on me and I began kneading my breast in my hand imagining it was him doing it.

Oh Edward, I breathed quietly.

I shoved another finger inside of me and bucked my hips into my hand as I pinched and pulled on my nipple seeing him doing it in my mind and then I rolled my hard peak through my fingers as I pictured him taking me into his mouth.

His mouth, god how I loved his mouth

I started pumping my fingers into myself harder as I imagined him kissing down my stomach and dropping to his knees before me as he got past my belly button. I spread my legs wider as I watched the rest play out in my head.

Edward looking up at me from his knees.

Faster.

Edward breathing me in and kissing my sex.

Harder

Edward grabbing my ass in his strong hands, squeezing it as he pulled me to his eager mouth.

Uh. God.

Edward licking the length of me before pushing his tongue roughly inside.

Uh ahhhhh

Edward licking me, swirling his tongue around and the taking my clit between his teeth.

Edward, oh, oh, god………….

I panted quietly as I stood pressed up against the tile and listened for any stirring in the house making sure Charlie hadn't heard me. I heard him sound asleep, snoring in his bed and I sighed in relief and contentment. My stress from earlier had completely evaporated but unfortunately my little escapade had left me wanting more, I couldn't wait for Edward to get home.

I dried off and got dressed and walked slowly to my room, my legs feeling like rubber. I smiled to myself a little embarrassed but at the same time completely turned on at what I had just done to myself.

I wonder what Edward would think? I thought, giggling as I entered my room.

I froze. That same eerie feeling from before and earlier tonight slammed into me so hard I almost fell back from the force. I scanned my room in the attack position expecting someone to be there but found nothing.

"Dammit!" I cursed louder than I should of and felt my chest close in. I was starting to lose it, I didn't know how much more of this I could take.

Where the hell was Alice, why hadn't she seen this?

I smelled the air and smelt the same familiar scent but at the same time it smelt like nothing. I crumpled to the floor and held my head in my hands not knowing what to do.

Was someone toying with me? Was it the wolves, is that why Alice wasn't seeing any of this?

My head snapped up from my hands as I recalled something had looked wrong in my room and my eyes focused in on the open window as a thought hit me.

Someone just moments ago had been in my room, while I was in the shower, while I was doing……that.

I swallowed hard and caved in on myself feeling violated, just because I was too quiet for Charlie didn't mean if something super natural had been in here that they didn't hear the whole thing.

Oh god.

I sat there frozen, not breathing, staring at the window I knew had been closed when I left the room and I pushed myself up and ran to the bathroom. Pulling my jeans out of the laundry basket, I grabbed my forgotten cell phone and dialed Edward. It went straight to voicemail and I slid to the floor against the bathroom wall trying to let his voice on his outgoing message soothe me.

"Hi." I choked out. "It's me, I…I…guess you're out of range, um, call me when you get this." and then I hung up wishing at that moment I could cry.

I flipped the phone back open and dialed the next best thing.

"Hello." a soprano voice sang out, as she answered the phone.

"Alice," I squeaked, "Can you come over, I really don't want to be alone."

"I'll be right there." she said back, hearing the panic in my voice.

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JPV

Edward was a mess on the ride up here, more than once Emmett and I had to talk him out of turning around and heading home. Emmett had bet him he couldn't hold out until 8:00 to finally call Bella and I sat on a tree stump a few yards away and shook my head and laughed at him as he frantically dialed Bella's number promptly at 8, not a second more or less.

That boy had it bad!

I heard Edward's conversation with Bella turn serious and I automatically tensed.

Shit!

I stood up and made my way slowly towards him.

"Is everything okay?" I asked him warily.

He looked back at me, the fear and tension prominent in his eyes and he shrugged his shoulders as he continued his conversation with Bella.

Shit, Shit.

I paced until Edward finally hung up the phone, I watched as he shrugged Emmett off and became serious again staring at his closed phone, the fear and anxiety rolling off of him in waves.

I closed the space between us, "What's going on Edward?"

He shook his head still staring at the phone and then looked out into the woods, "I don't know. She promised me it was nothing but she's lying, I can hear it in her voice." he said broken. "I can't believe she lied to me." he murmured mostly to himself, moving a rock around with his foot.

"Edward," I reasoned, "It's your first time apart, you were already a wreck about leaving her, maybe she's telling you the truth and you're just misconstruing it, maybe she's just having a hard time with you away. I remember my first time away from Ally, it was hell."

"Ya, we drove twelve hours straight and turned around as soon as we got there so you'd quit your bitchin, you were a bigger pain in the ass than Edward is now." Emmett teased joining our conversation.

I shot Emmett the bird and turned back to Edward, he looked far away like he hadn't heard a word either one of us had said.

"Edward?" I called. But he interrupted me.

"Have you checked your cell? Has Alice tried to call at all?" I checked again and shook my head no at him.

He exhaled loudly and covered his face with both hands scrubbing his skin with his palms.

"Maybe….maybe I should go home," he mumbled through his hands and dropped them weakly to his sides, "Something's wrong, I can feel it." he growled, aggravated.

"So what, you're Jasper now?" Emmett cocked his brows up.

"Bella's a tough chick, she can handle herself bro. Plus if it was something bad Alice would have seen it, you know that." he concluded with a smug smile on his face. "Tell him Jazz."

Shit.

"Yep." I swallowed hard. "Plus Alice is right there, she'd be over in a second if Bella needed anything." I reasoned.

At least that was partly true. Dammitt….. You know I like my chicken fried, Cold beer on a Friday night, A pair of jeans that fit just right, And the radio up…………………

"Jasper?" Edward spat cocking his head to the side in concentration, "Why are you blocking your thoughts?

Shit.

"Hey," I held up my hands in surrender, "I miss my girl too. When you brought her up I couldn't help the vivid images that popped in my head and I thought I'd spare you, but if you really want to see them…..my girl is flexible."

Edward scoffed and Emmett laughed. I took a deep breath and silently cursed Alice.

"So are we hunting or not?" Emmett asked, clapping his hands together and it rang out through the woods making the tree branches vibrate.

Edward nodded reluctantly and followed Emmett deeper into the woods.

"I'll catch up," I said, knowing they'd here me just fine and quickly dialed Alice.

"Hey." Alice answered, sounding frantic, I could here the trees whooshing in the background and I knew she was running.

"What wrong Alice?" I growled lowly.

"I don't know," she rushed out, "Bella called and wanted me to come over to stay with her, she sounded panicked, I'm almost there."

"Alice you need to tell them, we can't keep this a secret any longer, Edward's going to be furious. The only reason we're not on our way home right now is because I helped convince him that if something was wrong with Bella you would of seen it."

"I know, I know," she shouted, sounding frantic, "I saw the whole thing after he hung up with Bella, I just need a couple more days Jazz, please let me figure this all out before we tell them and Edward freaks out, okay?"

"Al, if anything happens to her it'll be our fault." I breathed into the phone, feeling worn out for the first time in years.

She stopped running and I could tell she would be crying if she could. "I'm going to stay with her until Edward gets back, I am not going to let anything happen to her, she's my sister Jazz." she said dry sobbing. "I love her."

"Ally baby, don't cry," I soothed, "I know this whole things fucked up, it's not your fault. But you have to promise me, a couple more days and then you'll talk to Edward, you'll tell him Bella's disappeared from your visions, that you can't see her anymore. Promise me."

"I promise." she sobbed.

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