A/N: This chapter is going to explain why Edward overreacted to Roxanne's meeting with Kyle. Please bare with me. I know exactly what I'm trying to say but explaining it is harder than I thought. I hope you guys can understand. (To avoid anytime confusion, it is between 8 and 9 in the morning.)

EDWARD

I stood there, still seething, and watch he walk calmly up the stairs. She was right. I was overreeacting. Like she said nothing happened so why was I dwelling on the what ifs?

I've only ever been this angry three times. And all three involved Bella's life being in danger. (A/N: Cookies to anyone who can guess the three times.) I didn't understand why I was suddenly as concerned with Roxanne's safety as Bella's. Don't get me wrong. I cared about Roxanne a lot but I cared about Rosalie and Alice a lot too. Yet, I've never been this uptight about their safety.

"Edward," Alice's thoughts cut through mine. "Bella'll be awake in about an hour but I need to talk to you first."

I was up the stairs and in Bella's room in less than half a second. Alice was sitting in a chair next to the bed, rubbing circles on the back of Bella's hand with her thumb. Thankfully, Bella was still sleeping peacefully. I breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's up?" I asked sitting on the foot of the bed.

"I heard what happened between you and Roxanne." she stated. "You both sounded pretty upset."

"Yeah, I think I scared her." I replied. "God, I don't know why I got so upset." I put my head in my hands.

"Isn't it obvious?" Alice asked rhetorically. "You care a lot about her."

"So, I care about you and Rosalie too but I don't fly off the handle like that when you guys are in danger." I tried to explain.

"That's because you know Rosalie and I can take care of ourselves. But, with Roxy, you're the only one she's gone into detail about her captivity with. You know exactly how he broke her mind, body, and soul. You know that, even if she is physically ready for a confrontation with him, she is not emotionally ready for it. You know that she is still mentally and emotionally vulnerable to him. He could have her on her knees with just a few words. That's why you were worried. You don't want Kyle to have the chance to get her back. You don't want to see her suffer like that again."

I stared at my sister in utter amazement.

How could you possibly know I'm feeling all of that?" I quesioned. "I'm not even sure."

"Hello, future seer here." she answered sarcastically pointing at herself. "Just think about. You'll find that I'm right. Also, once you explain yourself, she'll understand and forgive you."

"Are you sure?" I asked.

"Of course." she smiled. "Now Jasper and I are going on a hunt. Carlisle is going to want a family meeting when he gets off work. He spent the whole night looking up telepathy, dreams, and all things connected. He's trying to find a way to block Bella's subconcious from Kyle."

I nodded and hoped he had found something. It made me carzy to see my angel suffering and not be able to stop it. I knew, part of me, was only angry with Roxanne because she didn't take me with her. I could've finished Kyle once and for all and all this wouldn't matter.

The odd thign was there was no trace of Kyle anywhere. I knew he had to be in range of my power for his power to work on Bella but I couldn't pick up any of his thoughts. None of us had caught an unfamiliar scent. The werewolves were currently checking in on a few disppearances from Port Angeles but they can't even catch his scent. It was like this guy didn't exist but we knew he was there. Not being able to find him frustrated me beyond belief.

"We'll find and destroy him." Alice thought. "Just like we did James."

"James was a close call." I stated. "If we were any later, she'd be dead or one of us right now. I don't want Kyle to get that close."

"We have an advantadge this time, though." Alice denoted. "Roxy knows how his mind works. She can help us with a plan."

"I hadn't thought about that." I stated.

She was a bout to reply when Jasper knocked on the door. A second later, he poked his head in.

"You ready, babe?" he asked.

"I'll be right down." Alice replied.

Jasper shut the door and went back downstairs.

"Go have fun." I stated and she headed to the door. "And Alice, thanks for the talk. I appreciate it."

"It's what I'm here for." she stated and bounced out the door.

I laid down next to Bella and thought of everything that Alice had said. She was right about all of it. I cared for Roxy's safety as much as Bella's because, in my mind, neither of them could handle themselves. Bella was only human, after all. She needed protection twenty-four seven. If she wasn't falling in love with super natural beings or being attacked by sadistic vampires, she was falling down stairs and being nearly crushed by vans. The poor girl was just a danger magnet who needed her supernatural boyfriends to save her all the time.

It was a similiar case with Roxanne, with one difference. Roxy didn't need protected from everything. She just needed to be protected from Kyle. It was like Alice said, he broke her in every sense of the word. He violated her trust and hurt her beyond measure. She was nowhere near ready to handle being around him. He could still crush her so easily. The worst part was she still loved him enough to let him get that close. How she was able to escape this meeting with nothing more than a shattered arm was beyond me.

I could only guess the reasons he didn't take her. Surely, he knew she would still follow him anywhere. Unless, he didn't want her. Or he needed her here and alive for something else. Maybe he was planning to use her for something.

I'd have to talk to Carlisle about that possibility when he got home from the hospital. We'd probably have to move Roxy away from here . At least until we figured out how to kill Kyle.

I'd also have to discuss the theory with Roxy after I apologized. That would have to wait until later though. Bella was going to be awake any minute. I already felt bad for breaking my promise. O was going to be here when she woke up. I needed to make sure that she was okay.

I laid next to her, stroking her hair for a few more minutes before she began to stir. Her eyes fluttered open and my dead heart gave a jolt. I didn't realize how much I missed her waking up in my arms until that moment.

"Good morning." she said.

"Good morning, love." I replied kissing her forehead. "Did he come back at all?"

"No." she replied. "In fact, I didn't dream about anything but you."

"Good." I kissed the tip of her nose.

She had no idea how much I missed her. When I looked at her face again, I had to suppress a chuckle. She looked like she wanted to be angry but couldn't get it worked up enough. This was one of those times not being able to read her thoughts frustrated me.

"What are you thinking?" I asked like I usually did at times like this.

"Well," she responded blushing slightly. "I'm trying to be mad at you but finding it very hard as usual."

"I see." I kissed the top of her head again. "Can I asked what I did to deserve your attempted wrath?" I asked in a teasing manner.

"You left me last night. You said you stay even after I fell asleep but you didn't."

I chuckled a little. I wondered how she knew I was gone. She was asleep when I left. I'd have to ask her.

"I'm sorry. Roxanne disappeared shortly after you went back to sleep." I explained. "I wanted to make sure everything was okay when she got back."

"I suppose that's understandable." she replied teasingly. I chuckled and kissed her forehead again.

"Am I forgive?" I asked planting another kiss on her nose.

"I suppose." she replied. I chuckled again. "Don't laugh at me."

"Sorry." I responded. "So, out of curiousity, how did you know that I was gone? You were asleep when I left."

The blood flowed to her cheeks again. God, I missed that blush the most. I touch my hand to her cheek and smiled.

"I've slept with your arms around me long enough to know the difference between your touch and Alice's." she answered. "Even if it's in a subconcipus state."

I shook my head suppressing another chuckle.

"What time is it?" she asked after a minute of silence.

"It's a quarter to nine." I stated reading the clock behind her.

"Shit!" she yelled and struggled to untangle herself from the sheets.

She had managed to get herself into a sitting position before I grabbed her arm.

"Bella, calm down love." I said calmly.

"I can't calm down, Edward. I have class in fifteen minutes!" she said trying to stand up.

"Relax." I said. "Carlisle thinks it might be best if you took the day off and relaxed."

"That would be great but I have a paper due." she shot back.

"Rosalie and Emmett are on their way to drop it off for you. They're going to tell the professor that you're sick." I explained.

Carlisle and Esme discussed it before he went to the hospital.

"Oh." she said as she finally relaxed. I heard her heartbeat slow a little. "They didn't have to do that."

"They know." I told her. "They wanted to."

She blushed and that one did it for me. I had been trying to ignore her lips by kissing other parts of her face. I didn't want to go too fast and make her uncomfortable. But seeing her blush like that, I couldn't stop myself. I cupped my hand around her cheek and leaned in to her lips. Just before they touched, she put her finger to mine.

"Can I have a human minute?" she asked. I chuckled and wondered if she sused to say the same thing to Jacob.

"Of course, I have to go apologize to Roxy anyway." I replied.

"Why?" she asked.

"I kinda gave her a harder time than was necessary after her disappeareance."

She nodded. Then the smell of french toast and bacon wafted into the room and she rolled her eyes.

"Please, don't tell me Esme's cooking for me again?She doesn't have to. I'm perfectly capable of doing it myself." she stated.

"She knows that." I said rubbing her cheek. "She likes doing it. Cooking was her favorite thing to do when she was a human. When you're here, she can do it and have somebody to enjoy it. Besides, we don't mind doing things for you. You know that."

"I know." she replied blushing again. "I just wish I could do things for you guys too."

"You bring even more love and life to this family. You remind us of what it's like to be human. That's enough for everyone in this family. Besides, everyone here loves you and would do anything for you. And won't expect a thing in return. You're family and we take care of family."

Her breath hitched and her heart rate picked up. She stared into my eyes for a minute.

"Screw morning breath!" she exclaimed.

She leaned over and her lips met mine. There was so much passion and love from her that I felt the careful control I always had around her start to slip. I kissed her back just as passionately wanting nothing more than to take every bit of her back. I knew I couldn't though. It wasn't just the fact that it was too dangerous for her. I know had to take into account how she felt about losing Jacob.

Though, I now knew that her feelings for me were not because of the loneliness, I knew she was still vulnerable and didn't want to take advantadge of that. Bella deserved so much better.

As gently as I could, I broke the kiss and pushed her off of me.

"Sorry." she said.

"No." I said. "It was me not you."

She nodded but looked away as if ashamed. I gently grabbed her chin between my thumb and forefinger and turned her face back to me.

"I love you." I said. "Now, go to your human minute while I talk to Roxy. She and I will meet you in the dining room."

"Okay." she replied. "I love you too."

She gave me a quick peck on the lips before getting up. I watched as she collected her shower things. I smiled as she headed to her bathroom. Things were finally looking up for both of us. Now if we could only find a way to get rid of Kyle, thinggs would be perfect.

A/N: Once again, nothing really happens in this chapter. I just figured some Edward/Bella fluff would be kind of fun. I also like the close relationship Edward and Alice have. I try to bring that out as much as possible. Plus, I thought it'd be kind of cool to have Alice tell Edward what he was thinking instead of the other way around. I hope you enjoyed. Please Review!!!

And a special thank you to all of my readers and reviewers who stuck through the few weeks I had a sick computer. I really appreciate the loyalty.