BPOV

I dropped the phone and the line went dead when it hit the concrete. I thought my heart was going to explode out of my chest, and when I turned to move, I vomited all over myself. I stumbled inside, reminding myself to breathe, and returned to the guestroom. There was a small bathroom connected to it and without undressing, I stepped into the tub and turned on the shower.

It suddenly all made sense. Edward was with Tanya. He sent her to me to do his dirty work, to convince me to break up with him so he could be with her. There was no hunting trip. Bastard.

I felt so humiliated. I remembered the way she looked at him, they way she touched him. I vomited again at the memories of Edward and Tanya together and collapsed in the tub. Tanya had already slammed a knife into my heart when she revealed the truth that Edward didn't love me. But, hearing her voice on his phone just twisted the knife and finished me off. I was done.

Silly Bella. Stupid Bella. I was overwhelmed with feelings of unworthiness.

Somehow I managed to turn off the water and crawl back to bed, laying on it in my soaking wet, vomit covered clothes.

In the morning, when Renee came to wake me I didn't move. After finding the bathroom and the mess I had left the night before, she thought I was unconscious and called an ambulance. When the EMT's began to put me on a stretcher, I snapped out of my coma like trance and demanded to be left alone. They took my vitals and I gave a convincing excuse that I probably had food poisoning.

Otherwise, I refused to talk, much to Renee's frustration. She and Phil moved me to the sofa in the living room, where I lied on my back and stared at the ceiling, while they changed the linens on the bed and cleaned the bathroom. They walked me back to the guestroom and Renee helped change my clothes and put me back to bed. She opened the curtains and sunlight streamed into room. It was ironic how I loved the sun before I moved to Forks, and yet now I craved darkness.

If Edward didn't love me, but was the point of experiencing life? I got out of bed, closed the curtains, and returned to bed, putting the covers over my head.

I felt like my world was over.

JPOV

We caught her scent hours earlier and tried to lose her. But, she found us. That woman was definitely persistent.

Edward rolled his eyes at Tanya. I was glad to not have his gift of reading minds because I could only imagine what sort of crude innuendo and propositions she was sending his way. I could pick up her emotions, which was more than sufficient to know what she wanted. She wanted Edward. Bad.

"Care for a threesome?" Tanya asked cheerfully, sauntering towards us.

My mouth dropped open in shock. I knew she was joking, but she would have never been so forward if Alice was here.

There was no need to ask What are you doing here? or What can I do for you? Edward was straightforward.

"Leave, Tanya. You're not welcome."

Do you want to speak with her alone? I asked Edward, via my thoughts.

He glanced at me quickly, his eyes pleading no.

Tanya pouted. "I've missed you, Edward. I just wanted to spend some time with you, now that you're free from the human."

I smirked as I felt Edward's reaction. Calling Bella the human in such a condescending tone infuriated him. He remained calm, but raised an eyebrow in warning.

"Her name is Bella," he replied evenly.

Tanya walked closer and put her hands on Edward's chest.

"She can never do for you what I can," she whispered suggestively.

Both Edward and I came from an era where we were taught women were to be respected. But, for a moment, I thought Edward was seriously going to beat the shit out of Tanya. Instead of being tempted, he felt revolted. And very, very angry.

Edward's cell phone rang, which was surprising because even though it was a satellite phone, we were in the middle of the Yukon wilderness. He pulled it out of his pocket to answer it.

"Alice," Edward spoke as he looked at the caller ID. He immediately exuded worry.

If Alice was calling, it was probably about Bella.

With reflexes fast even for vampires, Tanya tapped the phone out of Edward's hand and caught it in the air. Both Edward and I looked confused for a moment, wondering what our generally trusted "cousin" was doing, when she winked at Edward and began to run.

I rolled my eyes. Tanya was trying to flirt with Edward.

"Come and get it," her voice rang with laughter.

"Oh, hell no," Edward muttered and started chasing her.

I pulled out my cell phone and dialed Alice's number. She answered it on the first ring.

"Sorry, darlin', Edward can't answer your call right now because Tanya is acting like a child and stole his phone."

Alice groaned in frustration. "What is she doing there?" she asked in surprise.

If Alice didn't know Tanya would be there, then Alice hadn't been watching us very closely or Tanya had made a spontaneous decision, throwing Alice's gift off track.

"What do you think? She wants Edward. Woman has got some nerve. We need to talk to Irnia and Kate and have them tell their sister that Edward is a mated vampire. She would never pull this shit if Carlisle was around."

"Tanya is the least of our worries, Jazz. Something is wrong with Bella."

My annoyance with Tanya evaporated and I was filled with concern.

"What happened?" I paused, thinking of my brother "Wait. Should you talk to Edward first?" If it was serious, I wanted Edward to hear it from Alice directly and not second hand in my thoughts. He was also prone to overreact when it came to Bella. If she fell down the stairs accidently, but was fine, he would still race home in an instant. If it wasn't so serious, maybe I could talk him into calling Bella instead of leaving our hunting trip.

"Oh, Jazz. I don't know exactly what happened. I can't see the past, but what I'm seeing in the future doesn't make sense. Bella went to Jacksonville."

My mate was obviously distressed and it pained me. There were no secrets in our family and since Edward met Bella she was the family's main topic of conversation. I knew Bella's mom had bought her a plane ticket for a visit and Edward had mentioned on our hunting trip that he was thinking of going with her, although he hadn't talked to Bella about it yet. She wasn't excited to go, but he wanted her to see her mother and thought if he went she'd be more willing. And he would be able to protect her.

I made the connection. "Bella didn't tell Edward she was leaving. How odd."

They couldn't stand to spend more than a few hours apart. I think Edward would be willing to spend every minute of the day with Bella if he could, and she gave me no reason to think she felt less than that, too.

"Before she left I tried to talk to her, but she refused to talk to me alone! And now I can see that she's sick! An ambulance is going to come to Renee's house. She's alive, but her future is fuzzy. It's harder for me to see the future of humans than vampires… but in the past Bella has been so clear. I don't understand…."

Alice began sobbing. Edward was sure to return, once he heard about the situation, and I began running in Edward and Tanya's direction to tell him I was returning home, too.

My mate needed me.