I hope you guys like this chapter. Unfortunately the James part is short, but at least I got him in there.

(JPOV)

I followed the large jeep, being careful to stay out of the range of the mind reader. I don't care what Laurent promised; I will not stay away from this beautiful creature.

A growl built in my throat as I watched him pull my angel into his arms. I was filled with envy as I watched her fall asleep in his arms. As a look of contentment spread across her face, I knew that it would be even harder to prove that I loved her more than anything.

Finally the jeep pulled up in front of a yellow, 2-story house with white trimming. It was completely covered in her scent, along with an unidentified human scent. I used my power to block my scent as the 3 vampires and Bella got out of the car.

"You'll have to carry her in, Edward." I heard the big one say. Edward nodded, scooped her up, and walked human paced toward the door. Before he could even reach the threshold, the door opened to reveal a middle-aged man with thinning hair. That must be her father, I thought to myself.

"What's wrong with her?" he asked frantically.

"Shhhh. It's ok Charlie. She just tired. If you don't mind, I'll just take her to her room." Edward whispered. Charlie allowed Edward to pass, and closed the door behind him. I waited for him to reach her room. There, the room farthest from the door on the second floor. Storing that away for future reference, I began to think about different ways that I could prove my love to Bella.

Suddenly, I had an idea. I waited until Bella's breathing became slower as she fell asleep. Of course Edward couldn't sleep, but I if he really cared about Bella then he would focus his attention on her. I took out the pocketknife I had picked up from our last meal outside Seattle, and set to work. This would show her.

(BPOV)

I woke up the next day. Wrapped securely in a pair of cold arms. I turned around, smiling as I looked up into Edward's beautiful face. I opened my mouth to greet him, but he placed his finger on my lips before I could say anything.

"Charlie's still here," he whispered in my ear. "In fact, he's thinking about coming up here and waking you up. Don't worry. I'll wait for him to leave, then I'll come back." Seeing the scowl on my face, he kissed me on the top of my head, and left, promising that he wouldn't be far away. I sat up in bed as I heard Charlie coming up the stairs. He opened the door slowly, smiling when he saw I was awake.

"Good morning, sleepyhead. Did watching a baseball game tire you out that much?" Charlie teased. He patted my knee, then got up to leave. "Oh, Bells I almost forgot. You have a surprise downstairs." I looked at him in confusion, and then got up to make my way down the stairs.

The scene in front of me was shocking to say the least. Filling both the living room and the kitchen were dozens of long-stemmed red roses. Charlie laughed at my expression.

"I guess he goes for the traditional roses and chocolates deal, huh." He said handing me a card before he left. There's no way Edward did all of this, I thought to myself. Man was he going to get an earful when he got back.

Finally remembering the card, I opened it and began to read. Wait this wasn't right. This wasn't Edward's beautiful script. I gasped as I realized who sent the roses. James.

I hope you enjoyed the baseball game last night. I know I did. Do you like the roses I sent? If not, don't worry. You have another surprise ahead of you. Can't wait to see you again.

With all my heart,

Your not-so-secret admirer

"Edward," I called in a slightly strangled voice. Instantly I felt his cold arms snake around my waist.

"What's wrong?" he asked, concern evident in his voice. I wordlessly handed him the note. It took him barely a minute to read it. "Come on," he said pulling me toward the door. I listened, already knowing that we were headed to his house.

It's a good thing that Edward was still holding me by the waist, because as soon as I took in the scene around me, my legs gave out. This was just too much. On every tree facing the house, there were the words James and Bella Forever, written in a heart. And there, standing in the middle of the lawn was James, with a bouquet of freesia in one hand, and a proud smile on his face.

"Hello, Bella." He said lovingly.

"J-James?" was all I could sputter out. If possible, his smile grew even wider.

"I see that my gifts have left you speechless." He lifted his foot to take a step closer, but was met by an angry growl from Edward.

"What's your problem? I was just going to give her these flowers." James said angrily.

"That's not what you were planning and you know it." Edward spat back at him. A mischievous look came over him.

"A guy can dream can't he." He replied. "But of course, they won't be dreams forever." Edward, already crouched in front of me, snarled as he listened to James thoughts.

"Why are you doing this?" I suddenly screamed. They both looked thoroughly shocked that I had spoken, must less screamed in my state of terror. Tears were streaming down my face in both anger and fear.

"I love you Bella. I only wanted to prove myself to you," James pleaded with me. I shook my head angrily.

"By stalking me? By hurting the ones I love? Why James? Why me?" I started sobbing even harder. Edward turned around and placed his hands on either side of my face, trying to calm me down.

"Shhhh. It's okay Bella. I won't let anything happen to you." He said wiping away my tears with his thumbs.

"Get your hands off her." James said darkly. Edward pulled me to him, trying to keep me from falling over.

"Can't you see what you're doing to her? Don't you understand that you're hurting her?" Edward yelled at him.

"Edward, no." I whispered, cupping my hand to the side of his face. "Let's just go back inside." Where you're safe from harm I added in my head. He nodded and led me back inside, never taking his eyes off James. He led me to the living room, and sat me down on the couch, after moving the roses.

"I'm sorry I wasn't strong enough." I whispered to him before I passed out.

Happy April first everybody. I hope you liked this chapter. I was originally going to end it when they walked outside, but I decided to write a little more than usual.

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