Waking up this time was a lot better. The room was a lot darker, guessing it was night time already, and when I looked at my arm the burn mark was almost gone. I went to move my leg when I felt the sharp pain and hissed.

"That will take longer to heal since the bone was snapped into two." I jumped at the sudden voice and saw through the dark the one face I did not want to see. "Edward."

He stood by the door with blank face. "Where's my father?" As much as I was happy to see him, it was quickly replaced with guilt and I could feel the tension in the air.

"He went out about four hours ago with the rest of the family. I was told to stay behind in case you woke up." In other words, they gave us space to talk. How nice of them. Hint sarcasm. I noticed him walking over and moved without thinking. Forgetting my leg I went to lift it but felt the pain again and inhaled sharply. "Be careful." His cool hand made contact with my bare skin and it felt soothing on my leg. He rubbed circles, pressing gently. "The bone is healed but the leg is sore. You should rest once more."

"I'm not tired." How could I possibly sleep now with him here?

I could see a slight smile appear on his face. "Always so stubborn."

"Yeah. I guess some of my human self is still in there." He did not reply at first, making me a bit worried I took it too far, when I felt his hand leave me leg. "Why did you do it?"

Here we go. "It was for the best."

"The best? Bella I lost three years without you."

"It's not like you were supposed to remember me those years." He scoffed and took out something. "Your plan failed." I looked down at our prom photo and could not help but chuckle. "Prom. You insisted I go even though I had to wear a cast."

"I wanted you to experience as many human experiences as possible."

"Experience them I did." His laughter was the same before, so beautiful. But it went away quickly. "I don't know what to feel. You erased my memory to go on a suicide mission for three years. What if you died? I would have spent the rest of my life wondering who this girl is. And don't repeat that I was supposed to not remember."

"What do you want me to say? You really think I would have let you and your family be a part of this? I thought when Alice had that vision at the Volturi's it meant I was going to die. I remember all about your declaration to kill yourself if I ever died. If you came then there was a real chance that would have happened." I looked away. "I did it so you and your family could live without my dangers."

It was silent then. I could not even hear him breathing. It went away quickly when he suddenly began laughing. I looked back at him, surprised. "What's so funny?"

He did not answer at first, just kept laughing. It was not a hard laugh, just a gentle one, and he kept shaking his head. When he was finished he looked at me. "I was just remembering when I left to give you a better life. I guess we're even now." He reached out and touched my cheek. "Your eyes are so bright."

"I lost a lot of blood and haven't fed yet." This made him narrow his eyes and growl. "I am glad that bastard is dead now."

"Me too." It was quiet again. "Why didn't you just give us our memories when we saw each other again?" His hand moved away from my cheek and went to grab my hand. I swear my heart skipped a beat. "I heard the original plan to kill Armand and come back for us but then I hear you had decided to kill yourself instead. How…why..what were you thinking?"

I sighed. "It's been three years. I thought it would have only taken a few months. As time went on, I began realizing more and more I was no longer human. The more I realized this, the more I thought about what you were doing now, since you did not remember me. I thought that after three years, you would have for sure found someone, and even if not, how could I be with you when I'm not the same person I was before. I felt ashamed and was a coward."

"There would never be anyone else for me other than you. These last three years proved it. I had fallen in love with the girl in the photo long ago and you two are no different. You are still the Bella I love except with a few new perks."

A giggle was about to come out when my mind processed one single word and I gasped instead. "You love me?"

He nodded, smiling the same crooked smile I loved. "I never stopped." Without thinking I jumped up and threw my arms around him. Of course I did not think about my leg and let out a small whimper of pain. "Bella your leg." He tried to move to look at it but I refused to let him go. He smelt the same as before. His cold arms felt extremely warm. He gave up and wrapped his arms around my waist, carefully maneuvering himself so we both were laying down. "You really need to sleep love." Oh I missed him calling me that.

"Will you stay?" I asked. I sounded just like I did when I was human.

He chuckled and kissed my forehead. "As long as you let me."

"Always." I yawned and snuggled closer. "Edward, I never stopped loving you."