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BPV

It was Thanksgiving day and I was preparing the stuffing at the kitchen counter while Edward sat at the kitchen table chopping the vegetables for me. I would've laughed at how ironic this whole scene was if the atmosphere between us wasn't so thick with tension. I was already well into my punishment and to say it hadn't been easy on us would be an understatement. With Alice still not being able to see me or Edward for that matter when he was with me, we never chanced sneaking out of the house at night anymore so really our only time together was at school, after Charlie went to bed, or whatever time we had when Charlie wasn't home. Edward tried not to show how much this was bothering him, with me not being able to go to the Cullen's to work on my so-called power with Carlisle, he had made it a point to hardly ever let me out of his sight. So that pretty much confined him to the house with me as well and I could see how it was starting to wear on him even though he tried not to show it.

Of course I hadn't helped the situation either, he had gone out of his way to be his normal sweet loving self, always worrying, always trying to make the best out of the little time we were allotted but I hadn't exactly been responsive. We hadn't gone any further than kissing since that night I asked him just to hold me and to tell you the truth I wasn't really sure why. It wasn't due to the lack of Edward trying because he did, a lot at first, but then he stopped, never pushing, never asking why. I knew I was hurting him but I couldn't seem to stop, I was a masochist. Here I had this perfect man right in front of me who I loved without a doubt, more than I could ever love anyone. He was willing and waiting to give me whatever I needed, whatever I desired and I was throwing it all away as I stayed locked away inside my head distant from the man who loved me, scarred from my past.

A sharp pang of guilt hit me as I thought about how I had been treating Edward and I silently thanked the fact that Jasper couldn't read me anymore because this guilt was something I had been carrying around with me constantly.

I cut my eyes over at Edward to see that he was diligently working on cutting a piece of celery. I watched his brows furrow together as if he was really concentrating on his task at hand and I wondered what was going through his mind.

He looked gorgeous today, breathtaking actually. He still had that effect on me, every time he jumped through my window or walked into a room he still took my breath away, it was like seeing him for the first time. Today he looked exceptionally stunning with dark jeans that hung on him perfectly and a tan sweater vest over a plaid shirt that he had rolled up to his forearms. With it being a holiday Charlie had made an exception before he had left to run errands and had let me invite Edward over for dinner.

I bit my bottom lip and rubbed my thighs together in vain as I watched his hands work their magic on the vegetables, his fingers sliding up and down gracefully, his muscles clenching and unclenching in his arms as he moved.

He inhaled and a smile twitched at the corners of his lips as he focused on his task at hand.

"Bella." My name rolled of his tongue.

"Hmmm?" I hummed, tearing my eyes away from him.

He chuckled and I heard him put down his knife. "See something you like love, or is it just the cooking that's having that effect on you?"

I sucked in a sharp breath as I felt his body move behind mine, his arms slowly encircling my waist and hugging me to him.

At that moment I could of cried, it had seemed like an eternity since we had made a connection like this and I could hear the relief in Edward's voice even though he tried to keep his tone light.

He hesitantly reached forward and took the mixing bowl from my hands and intertwined our fingers together as he leaned in to touch his lips softly to my neck.

"When was Charlie supposed to be back?" He whispered, his sweet breath blowing on my ear, his voice raw and hopeful.

My head rolled back onto his shoulder as a low moan escaped my lips. He hugged me tighter to him, his hardness pressing into my back as his lips slowly made a searing path from my exposed shoulder to my ear.

"You look beautiful today Bella." He whispered as he placed soft, almost reverent kisses behind my ear.

I was wearing a sage green off the shoulder sweater top with black slacks that Alice had dropped off for me yesterday. Charlie had been more lenient about letting Alice stop by on occasion.

Edward's hands hesitated before he slid them inside the bottom of my sweater, caressing my skin with his fingers.

He moved slow and unsurely as he rediscovered my skin like if he made one wrong move it would all come to an end and I hated myself for making him like this. But at the same time I couldn't deny that familiar feeling starting to creep throughout my body as the guilt began eating me alive more and more with every move he made.

I closed my eyes and willed it to stop, trying to concentrate on his hands. I reached back and tangled my hand into his hair pulling him into my neck and he moaned against my skin in relief at my sudden willingness.

He spun me around slowly and looked into my eyes and I choked back a sob at the depth of emotions I saw in them. He touched his lips to mine testing the waters before moving them and kissing me passionately.

We both moaned into the kiss for entirely two different reasons as the searing pain from the guilt shot through me.

He pulled back for a brief moment laying his forehead against mine, "I've missed you so much Bella." He choked out as he panted in and out before crashing his lips back to mine.

God, even though I didn't need to breath I felt as if I was suffocating. I needed to tell him everything, why I had been acting this way, how I was feeling. I needed to free myself so I could be with him like he deserved if he'd still have me. Before I knew what I was doing I was frantically pushing him away from me and when I opened my eyes I had to grab a hold of the counter top to keep my body from collapsing to the floor.

"Edward….." I stuttered, reaching out to him as he backed away from me. Hurt and pain clearly written on his face.

"Edward please…." I sobbed, feeling more lost with every step he took away from me.

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EPV

The last couple of weeks had been pure hell.

Bella's intruder hadn't made an appearance but with me constantly watching over her that wasn't surprising, with her not being able to come to my house to work with Carlisle on her power everything was at a stand still of sorts which I was less than happy about.

Not only was Bella practically confined to this house but I could feel a shift in our relationship and I feared she was slowly pulling away from me.

I tried to ignore it at first, going on like everything was normal, but the more I pushed the more she pulled away and I couldn't even began to explain how much that hurt so I finally stopped pushing all together.

My family tried to reason with me that it was probably just the stress of everything finally taking it's toll on her. I was quick to forget how new to this life she still was and with everything that had been going on since she moved here, I could see their explanation being plausible.

But it still hurt. My insides still clenched every time she pulled away from me, my skin still burned for her every second of the day.

My need for Bella was overpowering and not just sexually. I needed to be close to her, to hear her sweet voice, to make her laugh. I needed her to need me as I did her and I needed her to open up and talk to me and at the moment none of that was happening.

We spent the little bit of time we had alone in heartbreaking awkwardness. We did homework, talked about school, listened to music. We kissed on occasion but it didn't compare to the connection I knew we were capable of, but I welcomed it like a famished man in need of water. I was pathetic and needy and I would take anything Bella would give me at this point.

When I heard Charlie downstairs tell Bella I could come for dinner today, I nearly skipped home to change. Even though I would have to endure faking my way through a large meal and probably have to choke down at least some food throughout the day I didn't care. Deep down I hoped that the more time I was allowed with Bella that maybe she would began to come around, maybe she would let me in on what was bothering her.

When I got back to her house I first noticed Charlie wasn't home before I quickly noticed the angel standing in the door way. I froze as I choked back the venom that was beginning to pool in my mouth as I took in Bella's bare shoulder and tight sweater. I was going to kill Alice for picking out that outfit for her. Was she trying to torture me?

I made my way up the stairs and gave her a hesitant peck on the cheek and smiled at her.

"Hi." She said timidly.

"Hi." I responded awkwardly.

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As I sat at the kitchen table I couldn't help but stare at Bella as she worked on her ingredients at the counter. The way her body moved mesmerized me, I watched as her hips swayed softly back and forth to a silent melody as she chopped and mixed, I relished in the way she would move her head just enough to tousle her hair back so that the scent of her shampoo wafted deliciously throughout the kitchen trumping the smell of anything she was cooking, and I was captivated by the little noises and breaths that would escape from her lips from time to time

I went back to chopping the celery, putting all of my concentration into the mundane task as I struggled not to look at her.

My heart hurt.

We had come so far from where we were only a few weeks ago and even that had only been the beginning.

I felt her eyes on me and I really focused on my task at hand warring with myself not to look back at her. I started mentally listing hundred's of reason's that she could possibly be looking this way that didn't involve her actually just wanting to look at me.

She hadn't really looked at me in weeks.

My stomach dropped as that fact consumed me and threatened to swallow me whole.

But then I smelled her.

God\….. how I've missed that.

I was stunned and excited and it took everything in me to stay calm as my entire body responded to the scent of her arousal floating throughout the room. I still focused on my task not wanting to have false hope but I couldn't help the smile tugging on my lips.

I inhaled her sweet aroma and got lost in it for one long beautiful moment.

"Bella." Her name rolled off my tongue, not being able to resist any longer.

"Hmmm?" She hummed, tearing her eyes away from me instantly.

I chuckled and dropped my knife. "See something you like love or is it just the cooking that's having that effect on you?" I waited, seeing if she was going to react badly to my teasing but she didn't and I took that as a good sign.

My body moved on it's own accord as I was pulled towards her.

She sucked in a sharp breath as I pressed my body into her from behind, my arms slowly encircling her waist and hugging her to me.

As our bodies molded together I breathed a sigh of relief that she didn't shy away and I relished in the connection flowing between us that I hadn't felt in weeks. I could of wept as the feeling of finally being home washed over me after feeling so lost without her.

I hesitantly reached forward with trembling hands and took the mixing bowl from her and intertwined our fingers together as I leaned in to touch my lips to her neck.

Home.

"When was Charlie supposed to be back?" I asked softly, my voice raw and hopeful.

Her head rolled back onto my shoulder as a low moan escaped her lips. My body quickly responded as the glorious noise washed over me and I hugged her to me tighter, my hardness pressing into her back as my lips slowly made a searing path from her exposed shoulder to her ear. I nearly drowned in the taste of her skin, it had been too long.

"You look beautiful today Bella." I whispered, my voice betraying me as it came out hoarse and broken as I placed soft, reverent kisses behind her ear.

I hesitated briefly before sliding my hands inside the bottom of her sweater and caressing the soft skin of her stomach with my fingertips. The feeling alone of finally touching her overwhelmed me and I closed my eyes and reminded myself over and over to go slow.

I ghosted timidly over her skin not wanting to push her.

She reached back and tangled her hand into my hair pulling me into her neck and I couldn't hold back any longer as I moaned into her skin.

Spinning her around slowly I looked into her eyes trying to convey everything I was feeling at that very moment.

I leaned in and touched my lips to hers softly first before moving them and kissing her passionately, pouring everything I had into it.

We both moaned into the kiss as I pulled her to me.

Pulling back for a brief moment I laid my forehead against hers, "I've missed you so much Bella." I choked out as I panted roughly, before crashing my lips back to hers.

I let the moment overtake me as I held the reason for my very existence tightly in my arms not wanting to ever let go again. For the past two weeks I had imagined this moment hoping beyond hope that it would come but everything I had conjured up paled in comparison to this.

I devoured her mouth, my hands slowly skimming her body relearning and reclaiming every inch, every curve until I was suddenly torn from my euphoric state when I felt Bella's body tense before she began pushing against me, frantically trying to remove herself from my arms and my whole world came crashing down around me.

She didn't want me. She was pushing me away.

"Edward….." She stuttered, reaching out to me as I barely registered the fact that I was backing away from her, my body recoiling like it had been burned. Every ounce of hope I had gotten back only moments ago dissipated from my body as a deep black hole tore open inside of me and threatened to swallow me whole.

"Edward please…." she sobbed.

She fell to the floor and wrapped her arms around her middle, her sobs echoing off the kitchen walls as I stared back at her in shock.

My hand tore through my hair, pulling violently at the ends as I willed my body to react. I wanted to run to her and pull her into my arms, I wanted to yell, I wanted to be angry. But I couldn't move, I felt….lifeless.

"Edward…." She gasped in between sobs, "Please let me explain…please." She whimpered and I finally shook myself free and closed the space between us.

I kneeled in front of her but I didn't dare touch her, I don't think I would of been able to take it if she pulled away from me again so soon.

"Bella……" I rasped, as my own body shook with emotion. "You…..you need to tell me what's going on, I….I can't fix this if I don't know what this is and I….I have to fix this Bella…I can't…." I trailed off and shut my eyes tight as the thought of being forced to go on without her by my side flashed through my mind and I knew in that moment that that would be impossible, it wasn't an option.

I grabbed the sides of my head trying to push that possible outcome out of my head as a broken sob escaped my throat.

"Please Bella." I begged softly.

"Edward….I…I'm sorry. Please believe me…I..I…I don't want to hurt you……."

My head snapped up to look at her as I absorbed her words. She wasn't telling me everything was going to be okay, it actually sounded like the complete opposite. I opened my mouth to say something, anything, but nothing would come out.

I waited my whole life for her, I couldn't be losing her already. I can't.

I stood up not sure what to do with myself and dug my hands deep into my pockets as I waited with baited breath for her to finish, my head hung in defeat.

She stood up slowly in front of me and looked at me imploringly. "I..I've just been so confused…….." She started but I held up my hand to stop her as my body stiffened and my head snapped towards the window.

"Wh..What?" She stuttered taking in my abrupt change before she froze and covered her nose and mouth with her hand. "What is that?" She groaned in disgust.

I closed the space between us in panic and grabbed her by her upper arms. "Bella, listen to me, " I pleaded, talking as fast as I could, "Stay beside me and follow my lead, try not to say anything."

"Edward what is all of this about….?" She muffled behind her hand but was interrupted by the screen door crashing open as Charlie came in carrying a six pack of beer.

"Hey kids!" He called, but hesitated when he took in the tension between us, for once being overly perceptive.

I had been so caught up in Bella I had completely missed the sound of his car coming up the road or his thoughts.

"Is everything alright?" He asked cutting his eyes back and forth between Bella and I. His thoughts jumping to the conclusion that he had interrupted an argument.

But that wasn't why I stepped in front of Bella, it wasn't Charlie's questioning glare, it was because of the two people that followed Charlie through the door. Billy and Jacob Black.

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AN: Bum Bum Buuuum...... *evil laugh* The wolves WILL NOT have a big part in this. So review and let me know what you think!