My chapters are so short, I should just put two together or something. Oh well, hope you guys don't mind. It's just easier for me to make shorter chapters! Hope you like it, I can't believe I wrote this three months ago. O.o

BELLA POV

I felt Edward's phone vibrate and I woke up from the best sleep I have had in months. Edward sighed, untangled from me, and answered his phone. I felt groggy from my nap and I felt much better than I had all week. Before I realized it, Edward was off the phone and his hands wrapped around my waist. It felt amazing. I sighed happily and looked into his topaz-golden eyes. He caressed my face, wincing when his hands passed over the bruise on my eye.

"Aren't you in any pain at all Bella? This bruise looks so painful. I wish you didn't have to look like this Bella. It pains me."

"I was in a great deal of pain, but it vanished today, all the creaks and aches. Except for my wrist, it hurts more than anything because I tripped and fell earlier today. Something about trying to be brave makes my pain vanish."

"We'll have Carlisle look at your wrist when we are back in Forks. And you are being brave, you are one of the bravest individuals I have met. After all, you can tolerate being around vampires." He laughed and put one of his hands on my wrist. The pain immediately numbed and I felt better. Edward's phone vibrated again and with his other hand he answered the phone.

"Yes Alice, I understand the plan. Thanks for calling me about the change. See you in a few minutes."

"What's going on?" I asked with curiosity burning through my veins.

"Oh, nothing of great importance Bella. We're just finalizing the plan to get you home safely."

"Don't I have a right to know? This plan is about me you know. I guess I'm just worried about the outcome of this. I feel so guilty that this is my entire fault too. I would have been safer if I had not gone out and borrowed a motorcycle. I feel like such an idiot."

"Bella, don't beat yourself up over this. It could have happened even if you were in school. Don't be worried either, you'll be completely safe."

"I'm not worried about my safety, I'm worried about everyone else. Well, you should at least tell Al, he is kind of the driver here." I had a plan of my own formulating in my head to get Edward to tell me.

"He doesn't have to know, the less people that know, the better. He'll pull over when I tell him to do so. And we'll be fine, if it makes you feel any better you will be with Alice and Esme."

Edward was starting to crumble to my persuasion. I took his hand and played with it. He hated it when I was silent for too long. He sighed and said, "Okay Bella, I'll tell you just because you know my weaknesses. The plan is for you to go home with Alice and Esme while Jasper, Carlisle, and I take care of Victoria."

My eyes went wide, "You mean we just reunited and now you have to leave again?"

"Bella, love, I'm not putting you in any more danger. Between the three of us we will finish the job easily. You will be back in Washington before you know it. It's the beginning of Christmas break, you can stay at our house in Forks until your bruises heal, then you can visit Charlie."

"But, Edward, what if you don't come back? Please, please don't leave me. I don't know what I would do if you didn't come back."

"Bella, I will come back. We should only be a couple of hours behind you--" suddenly his phone vibrated again. He signed, untangled our hands and answered the phone.

"Al, can you pull over real fast please?" Edward shouted to him. He had to speak loud over the roar of the van engine.

"Sure, it's nothing. You two okay back there?"

"Fine, thanks Al" I replied with some sadness.

"Are you sure Bella, is he treating you alright?"

"He's great Al, it's just that we have to part again, and it's so hard for me."

"Ah, love, such a wonderful emotion. Okay I'm pulling over right now." The Cullen car was already pulled off to the side of the highway. Edward scooped me up in his arms and said, "Nothing will change the way I feel about you, I promise I'll be back a couple of hours after you return to Forks. I love you so much Bella Swan and I am eager to spend the rest of forever with you." His lips planted themselves onto mine, and this kiss was filled with intensity and a sense of urgency. It was too short. Before I knew it I was strapped into the Cullen's car. Alice and Esme were sitting in the front. Edward waved and then we were off back to Forks. My stomach lurched and I felt sick. My heart felt empty again.