A/N- Ahhhh!! I know I know, its been forever. So, I wasnt going to continue with this story, but a friend of mine told me I was headed somewhere good and so I decided to continue with it. I hope you like this chapter. I promise to update as soon as I can.

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CHAPTER 14- THE HOTEL

We arrived in Portland sometime during noon, just a few hours after hunting on a few deer in the area to give me golden eyes so I could walk among humans during the day. Luckily the weather was on our side, keeping a dark cloud in front of the sun, causing the sky to look gloomy and sad, kind of like how I currently felt. It gave us the opportunity to walk around in the middle of the day.

Edward, his hand in mine, dragged me across the street towards the nearest cafe. He said there would most likely be a phone available. Only moments after walking down the streets did I notice the many gazes on Edward and me. Feeling uncomfortable, I tugged Edward closer to my side.

"What are they looking at? Are my eyes still red?" I whispered quietly in his ear. Too quit for a mortal to hear.

Edward turned to meet my gaze. After giving me a reassuring look, he bent his head and kissed me softly on the lips.

"Your eyes are beautiful. They're just noticing our fine complections, love. We are a bit different looking, or have you not noticed?" He offered me a smug smile before leading the way into the small café.

Edward walked me over to a stool at the front counter. "I'll just be a moment," he said before marching to the payphone in the corner.

"Can I get you something?" Behind the counter was a short stout woman with a black apron and horrible eye makeup.

"No thank you," I said, as I turned to my attention once more to Edward.

He seemed hesitant and uncomfortable as he chatted quietly on the phone. His voice was not loud enough for me to hear, not even being a vampire. Hesitantly, I turned to lean against the counter while putting my face in m y hands. I needed to concentrate if I wanted to hear what he was saying.

Relaxing my body, and thinking of nothing but Edward's voice, I listened. The buzzing voices in the room began to dim, until only one voice stood out the most.

"How could you do that?!" he asked eagerly. His voice was strained and guarded. I could tell he was trying to control his temper. "But why, Alice? Didn't you wonder where we were? We could have been killed!"

"I'm sorry, Edward!" came Alice's voice. "Our future disappears when the wolves are near. It wasn't intentional. We didn't know you were in trouble—"

"Alright, where's Carlisle?" he sighed as he cut her off.

"Edward, we love you and you know we love Bella. We would never do anything to hurt you. Please try to understand."

"I understand. I'm sorry," Edward said in a calm voice. "Is Carlisle with you?"

"Yes, he's right here.

"Edward? came Carlisle's voice. I'm right here. Where are you, son?"

"A café in Portland."

"Is Bella with you?"

"Yes, she's here."

"Alice see's you now. Stay where you are, we will be there as soon as possible. I apologize for not noticing your disappearance. We have much to discuss when we see you."

"I'll see you soon," was all Edward said before he hung up the receiver.

Quickly, I removed my face from my hands and pretended to be interested in a nearby napkin. I didn't want to seem like I was eavesdropping.

"I know you were listening," said the velvety vice in my ear. "I saw you."

"Hmm?" I asked, turning to peer at Edward with wide eyes.

"It's alright, love. You're allowed to snoop."

"I wasn't snooping," I protested uselessly. Edward kissed me softly on my forehead. Surely he didn't fall for that one.

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Edward and I were sitting patiently on the curb outside of the small café. Sometimes I would catch people staring at us as they passed, mainly women ranging from early teen years to late adult years. But those women never looked at me with dazzled eyes. Their eyes were only for Edward. After the first few minutes, I closed my eyes and rested my head on Edward's shoulder, choosing to ignore unwanted looks. Mainly I received glares that lasted too long to the point of rudeness.

Suddenly, I heard a low growl from deep in Edward's chest.

"What is it?" I asked, turning to peer into his angry eyes.

"I'm just so sick of listening to these men and their scattered thoughts about you," he hissed through his teeth.

"About me?"

"Yes, Bella. I know your beautiful, but I hate hearing them think unapropriate thoughts about you. It makes me want to rip their throats out."

I turned my head to rest it, once more, against Edward's shoulder, a small smile spreading on my face. At least I wasn't the only one jealous.

Thirty minutes after Edward's phone call, Carlisle, Jasper and Alice finally arrived. I didn't need to hear their voices to know it was them. Edward had already informed me.

"They're right around the corner," he said in my ear. "They'll be here any moment."

Slowly, we rose to our feet, dusting off the excess dirt left on our bottoms.

"Edward!" Alice chanted as soon as the black Mercedes came to a halt in front of us.

Edward gave her a stiff nod before opening the back seat door for me. He must still be angry about the their previous absence. I couldn't blame him. After all, Edward shouldn't be put in any kind of danger for my mistakes. Edward should be mad at me.

"Hello, Alice, Jasper, Carlisle." I greeted each of them as I entered the car.

"Hello, Bella, Edward," they all said in union.

The drive to the hotel they were staying at was uncomfortable, tense and quiet. Most of the tension was radiating off of Edward. I noticed Jasper's constant wave of relaxation spread through the car. Of course the relaxed emotion was comforting, but still annoying. I preferred handling my own emotions.

"How could you not have noticed our abense?" Edward yelled as soon as the hotel room door shut behind all of us.

"We didn't know, Edward. I am sorry for the enconvinience, Bella," Carlisle reassured us. "As you well know, Alice cannot see when werewolves are near. She was blind from the future. You cannot blame us for that."

"I am not blaming anyone!" Edward continued. I decided to seat myself on the small couch besides Esme. As soon as I took my seat, she draped an arm around my shoulders. "I just hope you all understand the danger Bella and I were in. We almost died, Carlisle. We could have been ripped to pieces and burnt to dust."

"How exactly did you escape?" Carlisle asked. His mood suddenly changed from once being hesitant and distance, to calm and interested.

"They let us go."

"They… let you go?" Esme asked from beside me.

"Yes," Edward continued. "But at first death seemed to be our fate. The wolves crashed into our car just as we were exiting Forks. There were five of them, and just when Paul, I think his name was, was about to attack Bella, Jacob Black saved her. I don't know why exactly. All I know is that he felt something for Bella. He saw something inside of her that stopped him. Though he saved us, he said we've broken the treaty and we can no longer be allowed in Forks Washington. We are banned from that town. If we do set foot there, well… they will kill us."

No one said anything for a long moment. I knew most of their thoughts were negative and depressed. Unfortunately, only Rosalie was brave enough to say anything.

"This is all her fault," she said, glaring at me with hatred in her eyes. "None of this would have happened if she learned to control herself and didn't suck that poor boy's blood."

As I continued to stare at the ground without saying a word, I felt Esme tighten her grip on my shoulders.

"Rose," Esme said in a would be soothing voice, "what happened back in Forks happened. We can't change it, so please just let Bella be—"

"No Esme," I said, interrupting her. "It is my fault." I got up quickly from my seat, shrugging Esme's arm off of my shoulder to stand in front of Rosalie. "I killed those two children, Rose, and I'm sorry. You could never understand how horrible I feel, but unfortunately I can't take it back. It's something I will have to live with forever, suffer the consequences of hurting you so. Once again, I'm sorry, to all of you. I didn't mean to steal you from your home. I just hope you can find it within yourselves to forgive me."

And with that, I turned and left the hotel room. I was only a few feet down the hall when I heard Edward's furious roar from inside the room. I knew he wanted to protect me from their thoughts, but honestly I wished he didn't. I quickened my pace, rushing towards the Exit from the Hotel.

I had barely reached the lobby when Edward gripped me firmly around my waist, keeping me from moving forward. I tried to pull away from him, but failed as he threw an arm around my shoulders, keeping me secure to his body.

"Please, Edward," I sobbed. I was suddenly begging for a way to release my pain. I wished I could cry.

"I'm not letting you go, Bella. Come with me."

Edward pulled me towards the front desk.

"A room for two," he said to the usher.

Edward payed for the room, took the key from the man and dragged me towards the elevator.

"I'm not letting anyone near you. You need some time alone with me. Time to forgive yourself for what you did, Bella."

I looked up into Edward's earnest eyes.

"I don't want you to feel sorry for what you did," Edward continued. "You did nothing wrong and I'll be damned if another member of our family makes you feel any different."

I wrapped my arms tightly around Edward's waist, pulling my body closer to his.

"I love you," I sobbed against his chest.

"I know. I love you too. And now," he said as we stood in front of our hotel room, "Allow me to make sweet love to you, my love. I want to erase ever single negative thought in your hear... at least for a few hours."

My smile widened dramatically from the words 'at least for a few hours.'

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