Hello, lovely readers! Another update for you guys, but just so you know, because of Thanksgiving and my three boys keeping me busy this weekend, I am behind writing future chps. But I plan to write all day today. Shouldn't be a long wait at all for chps, a few days at the most. As soon as my poor beta can get the back to me. So I hope you all will be patient.

As always thanks to Darcysmom for betaing, and all of you guys for reading, putting it in your favorites and following this little story of mine.

Enjoy.

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"Edward! Come on, man! Edward!"

I could feel Jasper shaking me. I wanted to lay there and not move. I wanted the world to swallow me whole.

I felt so lost. The feeling was pulling me down, crushing me.

I needed and wanted her. Bella always made everything better. She always knew when to back off, or when I needed more of her.

She could read me so well.

Why hadn't I read her, took my time with her like a good book? Why didn't I learn her inside out like she did me?

Why did I doubt her, when she never doubted me?

"Come on, Edward. You are not going to find her by lying on the floor. Time is of the essence. Get up!"

I blinked slowly, my eyes looking around the room. I knew Jasper was right, but I couldn't help but feel helpless. Like no matter what I did, I wouldn't get the results that I wanted.

It scared me, but at the same time pushed me forward.

"You're right. This isn't doing any good. Let's get on those phone records, yeah?"

"Yes. I know this isn't easy, Edward. And to be honest, you are scaring the shit out of me! But Bella means something to me, too. I want to find her just like you. She's family."

In no time, Jasper had his laptop in front of him, already hacking into the family's cell phone records to get to mine, while I started writing down a plan of attack - a to-do list of sorts.

I needed to canvass the town, see if anyone survived. Hopefully I would be able to pinpoint when everyone left, and who made them leave. I also needed to find out about the Wolves. Was La Push spared? If it was, why was Forks hit? I needed to visit the High School, maybe get a hold of some of the records that way. And lastly, I needed to check out the police station and Charlie's desk and hope that it had clues as to what happened.

I wrote my list as I listened to Jasper typing away, as fast as he could. He could usually find anything he wanted or needed. I hoped that whatever he found would be good news.

While I waited for him to gain access to my phone records, I stared out of the window. It's gray out, no sunshine, with a soft fog rolling in. And I couldn't help but wonder where she was, who she was with, what she was doing. Was she hurt? Okay? Happy? Sad? She consumed me.

Jasper's phone chirped with an incoming message. "Alice says that they will be arriving in Seattle in a little over three hours from now. They won't be here at the house until close to midnight most likely."

I nodded, showing him I heard him as I continued to look out the window. The fog had grown thicker, my gut tying into more complicated knots.

Who knew a vampire could feel so anxious.

I no longer heard Jasper's laptop keys clacking away. Completely silent - except for one thing, his voice penetrating my head.

"Edward...I have your records"

I turned my head to look at him, urging him with my eyes to go on as I watched him wring his hands together, his repeated, unnecessary swallows, and the worried look in his eyes.

"According to your phone records, you haven't received an incoming call on your phone in the months you have been gone. There is only one outgoing call on your phone, and that was the one you made to Bella's cell phone."

I wanted to run, run far, far away from here.

I wanted everything to be okay again. I wanted to be able to hold her and not feel like I was losing it.

I needed her to tell me that everything was going to be okay, that I am okay, she's okay, that we are all okay.

I swallow, my stomach feeling like I had nothing but rocks in it. I stood up, exhaling slowly before running out of the front door, the cold air shocking my lungs, making me feel even more vulnerable.

I didn't get far before something shiny and rectangular caught my eye on the path leading to the river behind the house. I picked it up, and recognized it immediately.

It's Bella's cell phone

I powered it up, there was a bit of battery left, not much, but enough to enable me to look through her call list.

And Jasper was right, no outgoing call to me.

Despair engulfed me as I sank to the forest floor.

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So..another little piece to the puzzle. I am anxious to see how you all react to this one. Please be patient with me, it shouldn't be a long wait for upcoming chps, a few days at the most. I have outlined to about 30 chapters, plus an epilogue.

Thank you for reading!