Well, you've all convinced me to continue. I'm not sure how far I'll bring this, but I can tell you that from here out, it will most certainly be an AU of all three books. Any ideas will be welcomed, as well as any hints on which direction you'd like me to go.

I will be using quotes from the book, so let me reiterate that nothing here is mine.

The door closed behind my mom as she left the room. Edward was immediately at my side, staring at me with a unfathomable expression. He lifted a hand and let it trail down the side of my face, conflicting emotions crossing through his eyes at an amazingly fast rate. It was quite obvious that he couldn't put anything into words.

The moment was broken by a nurse bustling into the room. Edward stepped back and stood by the chair in the corner. The nurse fussed for a few minutes over my high heart-rate charts and told me another nurse would come in a few minutes.

"So," I said nervously to break the ice. I thought about everything I'd said and tried to break down what he would be thinking about - which was just about everything. I blushed when I realized that, yet again, I had shown him exactly how obsessed I was with him.

Edward walked over, but before he could say anything the door opened and Alice slipped her head in. "Oh, sorry." She said with a small smile, "but I just wanted to let you know that everything is fine. The police don't suspect anything."

I looked at Alice with a question in my gaze and her eyes flickered to Edward, asking permission to interrupt. He nodded slightly and moved to sit back in the chair in the corner again.

"The ballet studio was burned to the ground, but we accidentally left our stolen car outside of it. The police started an investigation, but they aren't looking in our direction - thankfully. We look fairly suspicious showing up here out of nowhere." She smiled down at me. "But that's mostly it. Everything else was covered up quickly. Once you're healed enough, we'll go back home."

Alice noticed the tension in Edward's jaw when she said "home", and she noticed that it really wasn't her conversation. "Well, I'm going to go find Carlisle." She said with a smile. Then she leaned forward and kissed my forehead. "Get better soon, Bella."

"Thanks Alice." I replied, smiling as best as I could.

Edward was back at my side the second the door was shut. He stared at me for an incessant amount of time, not caring to break it, until finally: "I'm surprised. I thought Florida . . . and your mother . . . well, I thought that's what you would want."

I stared at him uncomprehendingly. "But you'd be stuck inside all day in Florida. You'd only be able to come out at night, just like a real vampire."

He almost smiled, but not quite. And then his face was grave. "I would stay in Forks, Bella. Or somewhere like it," he explained. "Someplace where I couldn't hurt you anymore."

It took a moment to sink in. What was he talking about? Us not being together? I had been too forward. He wouldn't want to marry me or anything else that was that completely idiotic. What had I been thinking? I closed my eyes to try and block out the tears I knew were coming, but they spilled over anyway.

An icy cold thumb swept carefully under my eyes and I looked up into Edward's dark eyes. "So we're breaking up?" I asked in a scratchy voice, not bothering to clear my throat.

"No!" He looked shocked. So what was the point of telling me he didn't want me around if his automatic reaction was to keep me? I watched as his face became composed once more. We stared into each other's eyes, each trying to find out what the other wanted to say.

"I'm staying." I said finally. I could see what he wanted to happen. As much as he wanted me, he thought it was better for me to be human and live my life. He'd mentioned my humanity enough times to show me it mattered. Unfortunately, he was a stubborn man - no matter if he were a vampire or not, he was a male. Male's were quite difficult to work with, unless you knew how. I would need to talk to Alice about this.

"Bella," He started, most likely wanting to continue on a rant about something that he saw important and I saw useless - my humanity.

"Just never mind, Edward." I laid back and turned my head away from his, giving the cold shoulder as best as I could without actually moving either of my shoulders.

Edward moved quickly and quietly to the other side of the bed so he could be facing me. He took my chin gently in his hand and tilted my face upward. He smiled, breathed, and I was gone. He kissed me sweetly and murmured "I love you."

"I know." I barely whispered, but I knew he heard me. I was becoming exhausted extremely fast and could hardly hold up my eyelids.

He chuckled. "Go to sleep, Bella."

I barely recognized Edward calling for the nurse before I fell asleep.

So . . . what do you think? Keep going?

I've had a story floating around in my head and I might combine them, which would mean that this would me much, much longer than a oneshot.

I hope no one minds me changing Bella a bit. I'm making her a bit more confident.

Reviews, please!