.A/N: I'm really sorry guys for taking so long to update, but I have a good reason I swear. I was reading New Moon, Yaaaaaaaaaaay!! I finished it. I was reading 24 hours a day so I didn't have time to write. Hope you could forgive me. I hope you like this Chapter. Enjoy!!
Chapter 10: Jacob calls Edward
Edward and Bella sat in the living room of Edward's house. Bella was in Edward's arms. He held her tightly, playing with her hair. Bella smiled and Edward sighed.
"I've missed you" He whispered with his velvet voice in her ear. She sighed as she shifted her head from his chest to his shoulder to look at him.
"I've missed you too" She whispered back with a smile. He looked deeply into her eyes as he talked.
"You could've…" He paused, then continued, "Died on your way here." He said stroking her cheek with the back of his hand, "Why did you…"
"Edward…" She sighed looking into her eyes, "I don't care about that stupid vision. I really don't. What I do care about is you. That was all I could think of when I was on my way here, you. The thought that you weren't far, that I'll see you again seemed to give my the strength I needed." Edward smiled at her, "And besides. I knew you were in pain and I couldn't just sit there while you were here hating and blaming yourself over something that didn't happen and didn't matter." They gazed into each others eyes for a while, before Edward pressed his cool lips on Bella's forehead. They didn't seem to notice that Jasper was sitting with them in the same room. But once he started walking towards the door to give them some privacy Edward's arms stiffened around Bella, He quickly lifted his head up to look at Jasper.
"No" Edward said quickly alarmed, "Please stay"
"Edward don't worry…"Jasper started looking at Edward with a kind of pity in his eyes.
"Please Jasper, stay. I'm more comfortable when you're here." Edward pleaded, "don't leave me…" He paused, then said looking at the floor, "Don't leave her alone with me" Bella lifted her head up quickly to look at him.
"What?" Bella said confused, "What does that suppose to mean?" She told him trying to meet his eyes. He didn't look up from the floor as he started talking.
"I don't want you to be alone with me" He whispered with effort. Bella looked at him confused.
"Why? What's wrong?" Bella asked puzzled but Edward didn't answer.
"Edward…" Jasper sighed shaking his head, "Doesn't trust himself anymore" He informed me. Bella looked at Jasper confused, then she remembered that Alice told her the same thing. That Edward wanted his brothers to keep an eye on him, since Alice's vision.
"Ah well, in that case" She said smiling at Jasper, "I would like you to leave us please. No offence or anything but…" She titled her head on Edward's direction, "Some people have to learn the hard way." She said smiling to Jasper. Jasper returned the smile and nodded.
"I hope he does." Jasper chuckled. Edward gave him a fierce look before Jasper shut the door behind him. He stood up and sat on another couch a few feet away from Bella. Bella sighed again shaking her head. Her hard breathing was back along with her weakness.
"I trust you Edward" Bella whispered to him trying to stand up. He didn't look at her.
"I don't" He said his voice merely audible. He folded his arms and looked at the floor. Bella went to him with a shaky walk and sat beside him. He didn't move, he just held out one hand to hold hers so that she could feel better. Bella started to breath again.
"You need to trust yourself." Bella said and waited but he didn't answer. So she added, "I need you to trust yourself" She whispered. Edward looked at her with sadness in his eyes.
"I dunno if I can do that" He told her quietly.
"Yes you can and you will" She said putting one hand on his face. He gazed into her eyes for a while and then he managed to push a smile on his perfect face.
"I'll try" He whispered as he wrapped his arms around her. She felt really warm in this embrace despite his icy cold skin.
"I dunno what I'd do without you" He whispered. She smiled and said,
"Same here" She whispered. After a while Edward laughed.
"What?" Bella asked.
"Alice's here and it looks like she'll kill you" Edward laughed. After short seconds they heard a knock on the door. Bella gulped.
"Come in, Alice" Edward chuckled. Alice entered and stood in front of Edward and Bella. Her hands were on her waist and looked at Bella with narrowed eyes.
"You send me to get you a soda and then sneak out like that. What if something happened to you??" Alice said firmly. Bella never saw Alice mad at her before.
"I'm sorry Alice, but it was the only way to see Edward again" Bella said quietly burying her face in Edward's arms. Edward stroked her hair.
"Aren't you mad about that?" Alice said impatiently. Bella felt Edward shrug.
"I'm kind of both happy and mad that she's here. But I guess happy is the most dominant feeling" Bella could almost hear his smirk. Alice sighed.
"Ok" She said quietly. Bella could hear her footsteps going towards the door, and felt Edward stiffen again. He didn't talk, but she felt Alice stop.
"Alice, leave and ignore him" Bella sighed, "Please" she added not wanting to seem rude. Bella lifted her face and looked at Alice. Alice chuckled and nodded. The door closed again.
"Why can't she just sit and keep an…"
"An eye on you?" She groaned, "your unbelievable. If you really want someone to keep an eye in you then I'll do it. Satisfied?" Bella teased. Edward shook his head in silence. While she sat in his arms she remembered something she saw in his face. His eyes.
"Edward?" She said quietly.
"Yes?" He said with his sweet velvet voice.
"When was the last time you hunted?" She asked as she remembered that when she looked into his eyes just a few minutes ago, she found them black and hard. He froze.
"What?" He asked. And Bella understood that he remembered the question she asked him before about him hunting a human. He thought it was the same question. Bella looked at his face, it was unreadable and he had his jaw clenched. She smiled at him and that made his jaw relax.
"You misunderstood me. I was asking when was the last time you hunted at all" She said quietly looking into his dark hard eyes, they looked very thirsty.
"About a week, maybe more" He shrugged. "Why?" He asked curiously.
"You should take Emmet and go" Bella said. He looked at her puzzled.
"Why?" He asked again.
"You're eyes are black. They look so thirsty" Bella explained pulling her eyebrows together as she looked into his eyes.
"Oh" he chuckled, "No it's ok. I don't want to go"
"But I do. I know that you don't want to because you're worried, but I can't live with myself knowing that you are that thirsty and didn't drink because of me" She told him putting one hand on his face, "besides it's much easier for you to be around me when you're not thirsty. That would satisfy me" He looked at her with an undecided face. Edward was thirsty and it was pretty hard for him to be around Bella when he was, but he didn't want to go he knew well enough that she was in too much danger to be left alone. Bella saw his conflict in his eyes.
"Well how about you go hunting for a couple of hours? Only hours not days." She told him trying to find any way to convince him to go. He thought about it then said,
"One hour"
"Will you manage to have enough in one hour?" Bella said uncertain. He laughed.
"I could manage a lot in one hour."
"Ok, then. Off you go" She said trying to release herself from his arms but he wouldn't let her go.
"Does it have to be now?" Edward asked hoping for a no.
"Yes, now" She told him, "I'll wait here"
"I think you'll be better in the hospital" Edward said reminding her that she was only felt good now because he was touching her.
"One hour, big deal. I'll handle it" She said rolling her eyes.
"Are you sure?" Edward said looking at her raising one eyebrow.
"Yes I'm sure. If I felt I couldn't handle it, I'll let Alice take me to the hospital, happy?" She said defeated.
"Yes" He said simply. He stood up and kissed her forehead, "I won't be long. I promise" He gave her one more hug, before he left. She fell on the couch. Her legs unable to carry her, her breath hard to take. Alice was in the room seconds after Edward's disappearance. She wiped Bella's forehead from the sweat that was filling it. She was really cold and since she knew they didn't need blankets so the probably didn't have any, so she decided not to mention her freezingness.
"Bella?" Alice said calmly.
"Hmm?" Bella said barely hearing her own voice.
"Your cell" Alice said handing her, her cell phone, which was ringing. It was Jacob.
"Bella" Said Jacob's voice quickly.
"H…hi Jacob" Bella's voice was weak and almost a whisper.
"What's wrong with your voice?" He asked suddenly anxious.
"N…nothing just a…a little c…cold" She whispered.
"Is Edward here?" He asked quickly with an urgent voice. Bella was surprised.
"Why?" Bella asked shocked.
"I have to talk to him, it's urgent. Is he there?" He asked quickly.
"No, he's not. W…what's wrong?"
"Never mind. Just tell him to call me back when he comes. It's very important" And he hung up before Bella could say another word. She wondered what could Jacob possibly want from Edward that was so urgent?