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Chapter 2: Nightly Conversations

BPOV

"You're not real. I'm still dreaming." I refuse to believe that this is real. I didn't do much good in my life for this to be real.

"Don't be ridiculous Bella. I'm here, you can see me."

"Maybe this is a dream within a dream or maybe…maybe I'm dead. Oh my god, I'm dead, I died in Italy! This might not come as a surprise to my parents but they're still going to be sad…"

"I can see where you might mistake this for a nightmare. Did you commit many murders while I was away for you to end up in hell?" he smiled grimly

Ok ouch…that hit close to home. "Obviously not. If I'm in hell you wouldn't be here with me." Wow maybe I am awake, that we did survive Italy. I should slap myself to make sure "Ouch that hurt, I am awake and you're here." I said looking at him in wonder while he uses his hand to cool the side of my face that I hit.

"You know that I'm breaking the rules right now. Well not technically since he said for me not to ever walk through his front door again and I came in the window…But still the intent was clear."

I dismiss that notion because of the conversation I had earlier with Charlie but Edward doesn't really need to know all that yet. "So…how was your distraction gone along before you tried to commit suicide?" I ask, afraid that he had found someone else…Someone better.

"Not good. I was…hunting." he said carefully

I stare at him in disbelief "You were hunting in all that time?"

"No, I tried my hand on tracking and turns out I'm not very good at it. I was led all the way to Brazil before I realized I was false trail. I wanted to kill her to make sure you would be safe."

"Victoria." There is no other I know he would want to track down and plan to kill.

"How did you know?" he ask, surprise in his voice.

"They tried to hide it from me but I know the pack had run into her once and her trail is probably still around. And for the fact she sent Laurent to…"check" up on me. He wasn't handling the Denali's diet very well. He's dead by the way, the pack tore him apart." Now that I have my memory back, I can figure things out much faster than before. I can't believe how slow my mind worked for the past year.

"You mean the Quileute wolves." he said while thinking hard about something. The Cullen's will probably try to meet up with the pack again to renew the treaty or something.

"Yuppers, I think the presence of vampires triggers their genes to phase because I figure Sam, the alpha, phased way before you guys left six months ago. But don't tell them I know about them. They're trying to keep it hush-hush from me." As if, my high IQ doesn't really let anything much bypass me. And I can sniff out a lie a mile away which shames me since I fell or the bullshit Edward threw at me when he was "breaking up" with me.

"That is an interesting theory which Carlisle would want to know. I am sorry love, when I heard what you told Alice – if I have known what I would be leaving you – that you had to place your life in the hands of werewolves. I would have never left. I will never leave you again, I promise."

Although his promise makes my heart soar….I look at him sadly "Is that the only reason why you would stay with me?"

His look became aghast "Of course not! I love you, I always will. When I saw that you actually believed the most horrendous blasphemy – you must understand Bella that I am a very good liar, I have to be."

I scoffed "No your not. I am sorry to tell you this but you are not a very good liar as you think you are. Others might believe the lies you spin off but I don't."

"You don't? But I saw it in your eyes…"

"That was then this is now. I did believe it back then but three months ago I had an accident which gave me my memory back and more. I mean looking back now; I could plainly see the lies which I still do not understand why you've done it." I can feel this is going to be one hell of a long night of explanation.

"You had an accident, how? What memory?" he asked already panicking

"The accident isn't important; I just end up hitting my head rather hard. When you met me I actually had amnesia. My parents thought it best not to tell me everything about my past, not that they knew anything much about my life anyway. So they pretty much gave me this cock and bull story…well not everything, they told me the back drop of my life – the life they know about me and just spin off the rest. And I not knowing any better believed them."

Edward is looking at me like it's the first time he'd seen me. I guess it kind of is. "Edward talk to me…says something…anything. Your silence is making me nervous."

"Sorry love, I just had to process that a bit. So everything I've known about you isn't true?" Awe my Edward; he looks like someone killed his puppy.

"No, not everything, I did live in Phoenix once in awhile at least. If you ask me some of the questions you asked before, I'd probably give you a different answer now. My likes and dislikes is pretty much the same, not everything but similar."

He smiles at me lovingly "Well I guess I have to learn more or relearn about you." I stare at him wide eyed. He is far too good for me.

"Alright, but I got to tell you it ain't a walk in the park but that's for later. We have a few problems to face right now."

"Yes, Victoria needs to be dealt with. I'm sure Jasper and Emmett would want to go and join me–"

"Now let's not be hasty. Maybe she's not going to come back." Unlikely, I'm sure "I'm sure Jake's pack would take care of her if she ever decides to show up. I have bigger problems than Victoria."

"Your right, the werewolves are a problem." typical of him

"I'm not talking about them. My problems are a lot worse than a handful of adolescent wolves getting themselves into trouble. There are people who are going to be looking after me, remember?"

"The Volturi are vampires and as such they do not have a concept of time like you or even me. They count years the way you would count days. I wouldn't be surprised if you were thirty before you crossed their minds again." he added lightly

Thirty! I guess his promise doesn't mean anything at all. When I age, he will leave me. When he finds out everything about me, there might be a chance that he will resent me then leave me. When he knows everything and wouldn't leave, I would still age because he won't let me change. Hmm I need to secure my remaining bases.

"You know this affects your family now. Let's put my future on a vote, shall we?"

I threw the covers away from my body, completely forgetting what I wear to bed these days.

"I won't let you destroy your–" he suddenly stop then gasped loudly and I look at him. I can see his wide shocked eyes raking over my body.

I look down at myself and understood his surprised reaction. I am in nothing but in a piece of Frederick's of Hollywood – Crisscross Lace Teddy and the color is in his favorite shade of blue. I don't think this is what Charlie meant when he said to give Edward a break tonight but oh well. I'm thankful I haven't removed all the second skin cover up the Japanese military gifted me some years ago. It helps me hide my tattoos that are in random places on my body. It can only be removed by a special chemical solution so I have been wearing this second skin for about a year now not including the time last month when I removed some of it for a reconnaissance mission…ugh disgusting.

His eyes zeroed in on my chest and I knew what he is looking at. Right now the only tattoo that isn't covered with a second skin is the tattoo on my chest. His first name, written elegantly, is in blood red color over my heart. He started opening and closing his mouth, imitating a fish.

"My…" swallowed venom "when…tattoo" swallowed "name…" swallowed "why…what…" My god, he is very articulate right now and he hasn't even seen the larger covered up tattoo of his full name across my lower back. I decided to uncover it later to show off tomorrow at school.

I started doing a cat walk on the bed to play with him a bit and I hear him hyperventilating. I smirked in victory. I face him again while still standing and I look down at him sadly, pretending to not know the meaning of his reactions.

"Do you not like it?" I said in fake sadness and next thing I know is him standing in front of me.

"You are going to be the death of me you know that?" With that, his tongue traces his name on my chest all the while his eyes, which were gold are now black, burn into mine with not thirst…but hunger with lust "You don't know how much this affects me…" he suck on the spot and I throw my head back and moaned rather loudly in ecstasy while running my hands through his hair.

Suddenly he stopped and looks at me apologetically then grabbed the blanket to cover me. He sat back down taking me along with him.

"Sorry that was ungentlemanly of me. I shouldn't have done that" …and playful Edward is gone.

I pouted sadly, I knew it was too easy to come true "Well I liked it, loved it in fact."

"Love, I don't want to accidentally harm you-" he stop as if listening

"What is it? What's wrong?" I ask worriedly

"Your father knows I'm here?" he asked incredulously

"Oh I thought he'd gone to sleep by now. What is he thinking?" I ask worried that Charlie let something slip he shouldn't have.

"He was sleeping actually he still kind of is. He's just half awake and he was thinking and I quote 'Damn it. I have work early. I told Belles to behave tonight. Couldn't they have gone frisky in Tuscany instead or her house?' end quote. His mind became fuzzy after that as always with your father's mind." he said embarrassed by Charlie's thoughts then realized something "He knows we've been to Volterra too? What did you tell him?" he ask in a panic

I breathed in relief; maybe Charlie is good at this. I stroke Edward's scalp trying to reassure him "I talked to him earlier. Don't worry I just told him we were in a small town in Tuscany with Alice, he thought we got hitched or something so I let his mind at ease. And now he knows you spent your nights here too for the past year and tonight."

"And he's alright with this? That doesn't sound like Charlie. From the amount of yelling and anger towards me earlier, I would think he want to shoot me right now." he stated skeptically

"Well you did left me in a catatonic state…" Edward cringe and I stroke his face "Don't worry, it's behind us now. He's just mad at you for that and will probably give you the evil eye and insulting you in his head but he won't come in between us."

"That still sounds very…un Charlie like. He should be giving me hell after what I've done and not thinking about taking our private moments someplace else away from his house."

"Well the Charlie you know has only been present since I've moved here last year and until six months ago. This Charlie now is the one I've known all my life and he won't ask questions on anything bizarre relating to what I do. Need to know basis, he said."

"This is because of you remembering your past…?" I nodded

"You know we got completely sidetracked on the subject at hand, you still have that affect on me."

"I was afraid you were going to notice. And the sidetracking was completely your fault not mine I just reacted."

I giggled and agreed "So come on let's go" I got up leaving the blanket on the bed and I heard him gasp again. I smirked.

"Where are you going?" he asked while I'm putting my pants on.

"We are going to you house." I said after putting on a low cut shirt that shows my tattoo

"Don't you think it's late for a visit? It's ten past eleven and won't Charlie notice the sound of your truck?" he's trying to deter me from my plans…

"One, none of you sleeps…well at least not in that sense anyway. Two, Charlie is on the need to know basis now remember? Besides he doesn't really care that I disappear and appear at random times, well at least he doesn't voice his concerns. Third, my truck isn't here, I have my car in the garage at the moment. But now that the idea is lodged in my head…" I walk towards the window and opened it all the way. I jumped on the nearby branch and prepare to go down. "…this is much more fun. Let's go, I miss riding on your back." Now, I can actually appreciate speed where areas I was afraid before.

"Be careful!" he said while I jumped down from my perch and in a second he's right next to me on the ground "Well you're certainly less clumsy now, that's very good. You bought a car, what is it and happened to your truck?"

"Getting some...touch-up. And my car is umm a bit ostentatious, you'll see soon enough. Don't even think about breaking into my garage Edward, I'll know if you do trust me."

He looks slightly put out at that but nodded anyway and I jumped on his back then he bolted through the forest towards the Cullen house.

End of Chapter 2… TBC…

I'm not going to write the Cullen meeting; I'm going to skip to the time they got back to Charlie's house. It's going to be BPOV again *sigh* but after that it's EPOV definitely, I already written most of it so I know. Review please. Constructive criticism is welcome.